sístole
Portuguese, noun/ˈsis.to.li/
sístole is spelled S-Í-S-T-O-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 106,884th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sístole is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “systole (contraction of the heart)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fase do ciclo cardíaco onde ocorre a contração da musculatura atrial e/ou ventricular”.
What does sístole mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesystole (contraction of the heart)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fase do ciclo cardíaco onde ocorre a contração da musculatura atrial e/ou ventricular 2. deslocamento do acento tônico para a sílaba anterior (por exemplo, benção > bênção)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sístole
- sístoles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sístole?
- Brazil /ˈsis.to.li/
- /ˈsiʃ.to.li/
- Portugal /ˈsiʃ.tu.lɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sístole
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sístole in Portuguese?
sístole appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).