FIBRILLATING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fibrillate

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfɪbrɪleɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfʌɪbrɪleɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of a muscle, especially in the heart) make a quivering movement due to uncoordinated contraction of the individual fibrils

Short Definition:

(of muscle) make quivering movement due to uncoordinated contraction of individual fibrils

Examples:
  • the atria ceased to fibrillate when the temperature was reduced
Definition:

(of a fibre) split up into fibrils.

Short Definition:

split up into fibrils

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