Meaning Of The Word Fibrillation

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What's The Definition Of Fibrillation?

fibrillation in American English
a rapid, uncoordinated series of contractions of a muscle; esp., such contractions of some portion of the heart muscle, causing irregular heartbeats and sometimes ineffectual pumping of blood
noun: the formation of fibrils

fibrillation in British English
noun: a local and uncontrollable twitching of muscle fibres, esp of the heart, not affecting the entire muscle. Atrial fibrillation results in rapid and irregular heart and pulse rate. In ventricular fibrillation, the heart stops beating

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