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fibrillate

/ˈfɪbrɪleɪt/

/ˈfaɪbrɪleɪt/

fibrillateverb

fibrillated

Past Simple

fibrillated

Past Participle

fibrillating

Gerund

/ˈfɪbrɪleɪt/

/ˈfaɪbrɪleɪt/

Translations

The heart began to fibrillate during the surgery.

Сердце начало фибриллировать во время операции.

Definitions

Of a muscle, especially cardiac muscle: to quiver rapidly and irregularly; to undergo fibrillation.

During the operation the patient's heart began to fibrillate, producing an erratic rhythm.

To cause (a muscle, nerve, or the heart) to undergo rapid, irregular contractions.

Certain stimulants can fibrillate the heart if taken in excessive doses.

Synonyms

fibrillatepast participle

Definitions

Having undergone fibrillation; affected by rapid, irregular contractions.

Defibrillation can restore normal rhythm to a fibrillated ventricle.

fibrillategerund / present participle

Definitions

Undergoing fibrillation; quivering rapidly and irregularly.

The monitor showed a fibrillating atrium requiring immediate intervention.