Relating to or occurring during diastole, the phase when the heart relaxes and fills with blood.
From 'diastole' + the adjective suffix '-ic,' creating a descriptive term widely used in medical and physiological contexts.
Doctors obsess over diastolic pressure because consistently elevated diastolic readings (higher than 90 mmHg) signal that your heart isn't relaxing properly—a major cardiovascular risk factor!
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