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fibrillation

/fahy-bruh-ley-shuhn, or, especially for 2, fib-ruh-/US // ˌfaɪ brəˈleɪ ʃən, or, especially for 2, ˌfɪb rə- //UK // (ˌfaɪbrɪˈleɪʃən, ˌfɪb-) //

颤动,纤维颤动,颤抖,心颤

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the formation of fibrils.
    • : Pathology. uncontrolled twitching or quivering of muscular fibrils.

Examples

  • The cause was atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat, said her daughter Lydia Sullivan.

  • The rhythm on the monitor was ventricular fibrillation, random electrical oscillations.

  • Cue atrial fibrillation on my part; I'd already arranged to break my lease, and also, I'd gotten rather fond of him.

  • The myokymia of Kny and Schultze is characterised by fibrillation, pain, hyperidrosis, and changes in electrical excitability.

  • This fibrillation of mucus is regarded as the result of a coagulation of its mucin, previously held in solution by an alkali.

  • Even in periods of repose there is a certain amount of fibrillation on that side.

  • If that is true, then auricular fibrillation may last for many years.

  • The common type of lesion is a dry arthritis with fibrillation and eburnation of the articular surfaces.