systaltic

Adjective

sys=tal=tic

CIDE DICTIONARY

systaltic, a. [L. systalticus drawing together, Gr. , from to draw together. Cf. Sustaltic, Systole.].

Capable of, or taking place by, alternate contraction and dilatation; as, the systaltic action of the heart. [1913 Webster]

systaltic, adj. (esp. of the heart) contracting and dilating rhythmically; pulsatory (cf. SYSTOLE, DIASTOLE).

Etymology

LL systalticus f. Gk sustaltikos (as SYN-, staltos f. stello put)