First Known Use: 1676
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systaltic
adjective sys·tal·tic \sis-ˈtȯl-tik, -ˈtal-\
Definition of SYSTALTIC
: marked by regular contraction and dilatation : pulsing
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Origin of SYSTALTIC
Late Latin systalticus, from Greek systaltikos, from systellein to contract — more at systole
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