Definition of Fibrillation

1. Noun. Muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination.

Generic synonyms: Twitch, Twitching, Vellication
Specialized synonyms: Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Fibrillation
Derivative terms: Fibrillate

2. Noun. Act or process of forming fibrils.
Generic synonyms: Branching, Fork, Forking, Ramification

Definition of Fibrillation

1. n. The state of being reduced to fibers.

Definition of Fibrillation

1. Noun. The rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fibrillation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fibrillation

1. A small, local, involuntary contraction of muscle, invisible under the skin, resulting from spontaneous activation of single muscle cells or muscle fibres. (12 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fibrillation

fibrillar
fibrillar baskets
fibrillar centre
fibrillar region
fibrillarin
fibrillary
fibrillary astrocytoma
fibrillary chorea
fibrillary contractions
fibrillary neuroma
fibrillary waves
fibrillate
fibrillated
fibrillates
fibrillating
fibrillation (current term)
fibrillation threshold
fibrillations
fibrillatory
fibrillatory waves
fibrillin
fibrillins
fibrillization
fibrilloflutter
fibrillogenesis
fibrillogenic
fibrillose
fibrillous
fibrils
fibrin

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