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defibrillation

English

Etymology

de- +? fibrillation

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /di??f?b???le???n/

Noun

defibrillation (countable and uncountable, plural defibrillations)

  1. The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.

Translations

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fibrillation

English

Etymology

From New Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra (“fiber”) in reference to the muscle strands of the heart.

Noun

fibrillation (countable and uncountable, plural fibrillations)

  1. 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

fibrillation From the web:

  • what fibrillation means
  • fibrillation what does it feel like
  • what's atrial fibrillation
  • what does fibrillation mean
  • what is atrial fibrillation
  • in what fibrillation instead of pumping strongly
  • what's ventricular fibrillation
  • what atrial fibrillation feels like
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