fibrillation
English
Etymology
From fibrilla + -ation.
Noun
fibrillation (countable and uncountable, plural fibrillations)
- The rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart.
Derived terms
- atrial fibrillation
- defibrillation
- ventricular fibrillation
Related terms
- fiber
- fibrillate
- defibrillate
- defibrillator
Translations
contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart
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French
Noun
fibrillation f (plural fibrillations)
- fibrillation
Further reading
- “fibrillation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.