fibrillation

fib·ril·la·tion

a rapid, uncoordinated series of contractions of a muscle; esp., such contractions of some portion of the heart muscle, causing irregular heartbeats and sometimes ineffectual pumping of blood

Origin of fibrillation

from fibril + -ation: with reference, refer to fibers of the heart muscle

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fibrillation

noun

The forming of fibers.
a. Fine, rapid twitching of individual muscle fibers with little or no movement of the muscle as a whole.
b. Rapid uncoordinated twitching movements that replace the normal rhythmic contraction of the heart and may cause a lack of circulation and pulse.

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A rapid twitching of muscle fibers, as of the heart, that is caused by the abnormal discharge of electrical nerve impulses. Ventricular fibrillation is life-threatening.

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Noun

(uncountable)

The rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart.

Origin

From New Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra, "fiber," in reference to the muscle strands of the heart.

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fibrillation - Medical Definition

The forming of fibers.
1. Fine, rapid twitching of individual muscle fibers with little or no movement of the muscle as a whole.
2. Rapid uncoordinated twitching movements that replace the normal rhythmic contraction of the heart and may cause a lack of circulation and pulse.

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