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/fuy'breuh lay"sheuhn/, or, esp. for 2, /fib'reuh-/, n.1. the formation of fibrils.2. Pathol. uncontrolled twitching or quivering of muscular fibrils.[1830-40; FIBRILLATE + -ION]
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Fibrillation — Fi bril*la tion, n. The state of being reduced to fibers. Carpenter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fibrillation — c.1840, noun of action from FIBRILLATE (Cf. fibrillate) … Etymology dictionary
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fibrillation — n. chaotic electrical and mechanical activity of a heart chamber, which results in loss of synchronous contraction. The affected part of the heart then ceases to pump blood. Fibrillation may affect the atria or ventricles independently. In atrial … The new mediacal dictionary
fibrillation — noun 1. muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination • Derivationally related forms: ↑fibrillate • Hypernyms: ↑twitch, ↑twitching, ↑vellication • Hyponyms: ↑atrial fibrillation, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fibrillation — sausasis plaušinimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Plaušienos išskaidymas į plaušelius malant. atitikmenys: angl. fibrillation rus. фибриллирование волокнистого материала … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
