Sys*tal"tic (?), a. [L. systalticus drawing together, Gr. , from to draw together. Cf. Sustaltic, Systole.] Physiol.

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

 

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