fibrillating

ˈfaɪbrɪˌleɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of fibrillating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

muscle

TECH.

undergoing fibrillation, quivering

TECH.

The doctor monitored the fibrillating heart closely.

quivering

shaking

twitching

biology

TECH.

splitting into fibrils or fibers

TECH.

The fibrillating tissue was examined under a microscope.

fraying

shredding

splitting

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Origin of fibrillating

Latin, fibrilla (small fiber)

Examples of fibrillating in a sentence

He felt the fibrillating sensation in his arm.
The fibrillating muscle fibers indicated a potential disorder.
Researchers studied the fibrillating cells for irregular patterns.

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French:en fibrillation, fibrillaire, ...
German:flimmernd, faserig, ...
Italian:fibrillante, fibrilloso, ...
Spanish:fibrilante, fibroso, ...
Portuguese:fibrilante, desfibrado, ...
Chinese:颤动的, 纤维状的, ...
Japanese:線維性収縮を起こしている, フィブリル化した, ...
Arabic:يخضَع للرَّجَفان, مُتَلَيِّف, ...
Hebrew:מְפַרְפֵּר, מִסְתַּעֵף לְסִיבִים, ...
Russian:фибриллирующий, расщепляющийся, ...
Ukrainian:фібрилюючий, фібрилярний, ...
Hindi:कंपकंपाते, रेशेदार, ...
Bengali:কাঁপা, তন্তুময়, ...
Catalan:fibril.lant, fibrosant, ...
Czech:fibrilující, rozvlákňující, ...
Danish:fibrillerende, fiberopdelt, ...
Dutch:fibrillerend, ...
Greek:μαρμαρυγικός, ινιδωτός, ...
Hungarian:fibrilláló, rostosodó, ...
Khmer:ញ័ររន្ធត់, ដែលកំពុងបែកចេញជាសរសៃតូចៗ, ...
Korean:세동하는, 섬유화된, ...
Persian:لرزان, فیبریلی, ...
Polish:migoczący, włóknisty, ...
Portuguese (BR):fibrilante, fibriloso, ...
Romanian:fibrilant, fibrilat, ...
Swedish:fibrillerande, ...
Thai:สั่นระริก, แยกเป็นเส้นใย, ...
Turkish:fibrilasyon geçiren, fibrilize olan, ...
Vietnamese:rung động, phân tách thành sợi, ...

fibrillate

ˈfaɪbrɪˌleɪt

Definition of fibrillate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

TECH.

rapid irregular contraction of muscle fibers

TECH.

The doctor explained the dangers of fibrillate in the heart.

fibrillation

flutter

twitch

Verb

intr.

heart muscle

TECH.

contract rapidly and irregularly

TECH.

The patient's heart began to fibrillate unexpectedly..

quiver

twitch

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Origin of fibrillate

Latin, fibra (fiber) + -illare (diminutive suffix)

Examples of fibrillate in a sentence

The patient was monitored for signs of fibrillate during surgery.
During the surgery, the heart began to fibrillate.
Doctors were concerned when the patient's heart started to fibrillate.

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French:fibrillation, fibriller, ...
German:Flimmern, flimmern, ...
Italian:fibrillazione, fibrillare, ...
Spanish:fibrilación, fibrilar, ...
Portuguese:fibrilação, fibrilhar, ...
Chinese:颤动, 快速且不规则地收缩, ...
Japanese:細動, 細動する, ...
Arabic:رَجَفان, اِرْتَجَّ, ...
Hebrew:פִּרְפּוּר, לְהִתְקַפֵּל, ...
Russian:фибрилляция, фибриллировать, ...
Ukrainian:фібриляція, фібрилювати, ...
Hindi:फिब्रिलेट, कंपकंपाना, ...
Bengali:দ্রুত অনিয়মিত সংকোচন, দ্রুত এবং অনিয়মিত সংকোচন করা, ...
Catalan:fibril.lació, fibril.lar, ...
Czech:fibrilace, fibrilovat, ...
Danish:fibrillering, fibrillere, ...
Dutch:fibrilleren, onregelmatig samentrekken, ...
Greek:ινιδισμός, μαρμαρυγή, ...
Hungarian:fibrilláció, fibrillálni, ...
Khmer:ការកន្ត្រាក់សរសៃសាច់ដុំមិនទៀងទាត់, កន្ត្រាក់មិនទៀងទាត់, ...
Korean:세동, 세동하다, ...
Persian:فیبریلاسیون, فیبریله شدن, ...
Polish:migotanie, migotać, ...
Portuguese (BR):fibrilação, fibrilar, ...
Romanian:fibrilație, a fibrila, ...
Swedish:fibrillering, fibrillera, ...
Thai:การหดตัวของเส้นใยกล้ามเนื้อที่ไม่สม่ำเสมอ, เต้นระริก, ...
Turkish:fibrilasyon, fibrilasyon yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:sự co thắt không đều, rung tim, ...

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