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FIBRILLATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act or process of forming fibrils
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fibrillation" is a kind of...):
branching; fork; forking; ramification (the act of branching out or dividing into branches)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("fibrillation" is a kind of...):
twitch; twitching; vellication (a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fibrillation"):
atrial fibrillation (fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart)
ventricular fibrillation (fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest)
Derivation:
fibrillate (make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements)
Context examples:
The most common type of arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular and fast heart beat.
(Arrhythmia, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Mutations in the gene are associated with hereditary long QT syndrome, Romano-Ward syndrome, Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome and familial atrial fibrillation.
(KCNQ1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The most common type of arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation is an irregular beating of the heart that can lead to stroke, blood clots, or heart failure if left unchecked.
(Heart-Checking App May Help Prevent Strokes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Since atrial fibrillation can be caused by a chemical called adenosine, it is believed that caffeine plays a role in suppressing these effects.
(3 Cups Of Coffee Daily Could Improve Heart Function, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Sudden cessation of the pumping function of the heart, with disappearance of arterial blood pressure, connoting either ventricular fibrillation or ventricular standstill.
(Cardiac Arrest, Food and Drug Administration)
Atrial fibrillation affects more than 33 million people worldwide, with one in four adults likely to develop it at some point during the life course.
(Eat Chocolate for Steady Heartbea, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Tooth-brushing three times a day or more was linked to 10 per cent lower risk of atrial fibrillation and 12 per cent lower risk of heart failure.
(Frequently brushing teeth may help prevent heart attacks, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Patients who are diagnosed with atrial fibrillation/arrhythmias (a quivering or irregular heartbeat) are often advised to avoid caffeine.
(3 Cups Of Coffee Daily Could Improve Heart Function, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
In a blind study conducted on 300 patients from the hospital, half of whom had atrial fibrillation, the app was 96 percent accurate at detecting the condition – it was able to do so even though many of the patients also had other heart problems.
(Heart-Checking App May Help Prevent Strokes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Regular chocolate consumption may be linked to a lower risk of developing the heart rhythm irregularity atrial fibrillation, also known as heart flutter.
(Eat Chocolate for Steady Heartbea, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
