fibrillation
/ˌfɪbɹɪˈleɪʃən/
fibrillation noun: the rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart.
Noun
fibrillation (countable and uncountable, plural fibrillations)
- The rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart.
- Though occasionally a “flatliner” can be revived with a defib, it is most commonly used to change the uncoordinated contractions of the heart (fibrillation) into a normal sinus rhythm—that is, to defibrillate the heart.2011, Laurence Street, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Technology, page 125
- The most common type of irregular heartbeat is atrial fibrillation or AFib. It is estimated that between three and six million people in the United States have AFib.2024 February 13, “Understanding Your Heart Rate”, in Emory Healthcare
fibrillation meaning in Tamil and Malay
fibrillation in Tamil
- சிறு நார்ச் சுருக்கம், உதறல், குறுநடுக்கம்
fibrillation in Malay
- contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart
- pemfibrilan
Forms of fibrillation
| plural | fibrillations |
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Origin of fibrillation
From fibrilla + -ation.
Words formed from fibrillation
Questions about fibrillation
- What does fibrillation mean?
- Fibrillation means the rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart.
- What is fibrillation in Tamil?
- Fibrillation in Tamil is சிறு நார்ச் சுருக்கம், உதறல், குறுநடுக்கம். See Fibrillation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fibrillation?
- Fibrillation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fibrillation?
- Fibrillation is pronounced /ˌfɪbɹɪˈleɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of fibrillation?
- The plural of fibrillation is fibrillations.
Words near fibrillation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fibrillation (page history and authors); fibrillation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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