fibrillation
- noun
- /ˌfɪbrɪˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
fibrilación
- Patients with atrial fibrillation often experience symptoms like palpitations and fatigue.
Examples
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Fibrillation was first studied in peeling geometries.
Academic text (1999) -
Monitoring for signs of fibrillation is crucial during cardiac procedures to ensure patient safety.
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The doctor explained that fibrillation in the heart can lead to serious health issues if not treated promptly.
Compounds
- Specialized
4
5.2
An irregular, often fast heartbeat caused by wrong electrical signals in the heart's upper chambers
- Specialized
1
7.8
A very dangerous fast, irregular heartbeat in the heart's lower chambers that makes the heart unable to pump blood
Surface Forms
Morphology
fibrillation = fibrillate (transparent) = fibril + ation
Formed by productive verb-to-noun suffixation (fibrillate -> -ation), directly indicating the process related to fibrils.
Etymology
Fibrillation comes from the Latin root fibra meaning 'fiber' and is the same root as the English word fiber. So fibrillation originally meant the making or forming of very small fibers, which is why scientists use it for the process of fine fibers forming in tissues.