fibrillation

ˌfɪbrɪˈleɪʃən

Definition

Definition of fibrillation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

heart condition

TECH.

rapid irregular heart muscle contractions

TECH.

The patient was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.

arrhythmia

flutter

medical

TECH.

local uncontrollable muscle twitching

TECH.

Fibrillation can occur in isolated muscle fibers.

quivering

twitching

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Expressions with fibrillation

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ventricular fibrillation

abnormal heart rhythm causing ventricles to quiver

The patient was diagnosed with ventricular fibrillation.

atrial fibrillation

irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart

Atrial fibrillation can cause dizziness and shortness of breath.

Origin of fibrillation

Latin, fibra (fiber) + -ation (action)

Terms with fibrillation included in their meaning

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defibrillator

medical

machine using electric shock to stop heart fibrillation

arrhythmia

heart disease

disease causing abnormal heartbeats like atrial fibrillation

acr.

acr: atrial fibrillation

irregular heartbeat that can cause health problems

fibrillated

adj.

medical

having undergone fibrillation

fibrillating

adj.

muscle

undergoing fibrillation, quivering

V-fib

abbr.

abr: Ventricular fibrillation

irregular heart rhythm causing poor blood flow

acr.

acr: ventricular fibrillation

heart problem with fast irregular beats

Examples of fibrillation in a sentence

Fibrillation can lead to serious complications if untreated.
Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition.
Fibrillation in the muscles can be a sign of a disorder.

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French:fibrillation, contraction fibrillaire, ...
German:Vorhofflimmern, Fibrillation, ...
Italian:fibrillazione, ...
Spanish:fibrilación, espasmo muscular, ...
Portuguese:fibrilhação, espasmo muscular, ...
Chinese:心颤, 颤动, ...
Japanese:細動, 線維性けいれん, ...
Arabic:رَجَفان, اِهْتِزاز عَضَلي, ...
Hebrew:פִּרְפּוּר, ...
Russian:фибрилляция, ...
Ukrainian:фібриляція, м'язове посмикування, ...
Hindi:फिब्रिलेशन, फाइब्रिलेशन, ...
Bengali:ফাইব্রিলেশন, খিঁচুনি, ...
Catalan:fibril.lació, ...
Czech:fibrilace, záškuby, ...
Danish:flimren, fibrillation, ...
Dutch:fibrilleren, fibrillatie, ...
Greek:μαρμαρυγή, σπασμός, ...
Hungarian:fibrilláció, izomremegés, ...
Khmer:ជំងឺបេះដូងលោតញ័រ, ការញ័រសាច់ដុំ, ...
Korean:세동, 근섬유의 경련, ...
Persian:فیبریلاسیون, پرش عضلانی, ...
Polish:migotanie, fibrilacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):fibrilação, ...
Romanian:fibrilație, ...
Swedish:förmaksflimmer, fibrillering, ...
Thai:ภาวะหัวใจห้องบนสั่นพลิ้ว, การกระตุกของกล้ามเนื้อ, ...
Turkish:fibrilasyon, kas seğirmesi, ...
Vietnamese:rung nhĩ, rung cơ, ...

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