SYS'TOLY, n. [Gr. to contract; to send.]
1. In grammar, the shortening of a long syllable.2. In anatomy, the contraction of the heart for expelling the blood and carrying on the circulation. [See Diastole.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.