"condition in which a weakened heart remains continually filled with blood," 1860, medical Latin, from Greek a- "not, without" (see a- (3)) + systole "contraction" (see systole).
asymptotic
asynchronous
asyndetic
asyndeton
asyntactic
asystole
at
at-
at all
at bay
Atalanta
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