dilate; relax; diastole
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to dilate; to relax; (physiology) diastole
Technical term used in physiology and medicine to describe the relaxation phase of heart muscle or the dilation of blood vessels.
Xīn心
zàng脏
shū舒
zhāng张
shí时
，
xuè血
yè液
liú流
rù入
xīn心
shì室
。
When the heart relaxes (during diastole), blood flows into the ventricles.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
wù物
néng能
shǐ使
xuè血
guǎn管
shū舒
zhāng张
，
cóng从
ér而
jiàng降
dī低
xuè血
yā压
。
This medication can dilate blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure.
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Xuè血
guǎn管
shōu收
suō缩
hé和
shū舒
zhāng张
shì是
tiáo调
jié节
tǐ体
wēn温
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jī机
zhì制
。
The constriction and dilation of blood vessels is an important mechanism for regulating body temperature.