See systole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "contraction of the heart",
"word": "systole"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "contraction of the heart",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hwrdd y galon"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"systole"
],
"word": "systole"
}
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