ALL meanings of fibrillation
fi·bril·la·tion
F f - noun fibrillation twitching of the heart muscle 1
- noun fibrillation The rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart. 1
- noun fibrillation the formation of fibrils. 1
- noun fibrillation Pathology. uncontrolled twitching or quivering of muscular fibrils. 1
- noun fibrillation a local and uncontrollable twitching of muscle fibres, esp of the heart, not affecting the entire muscle. Atrial fibrillation results in rapid and irregular heart and pulse rate. In ventricular fibrillation, the heart stops beating 0
- noun fibrillation irregular twitchings of the muscular wall of the heart, often interfering with the normal rhythmic contractions 0
- noun fibrillation 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 0