fibrillate

UK
/ˈfɪbrɪleɪt/
US
/ˈfaɪbrɪleɪt/
fibrillateverb
fibrillated
Past Simple
fibrillated
Past Participle
fibrillating
Gerund
UK
/ˈfɪbrɪleɪt/
US
/ˈfaɪbrɪleɪt/
Traductions
fibrillerSens médical.
During the operation the patient's heart began to fibrillate, producing an erratic rhythm.
Pendant l'opération, le cœur du patient a commencé à fibriller, produisant un rythme irrégulier.
fibrillerSens médical, transitif.
Certain stimulants can fibrillate the heart if taken in excessive doses.
Certains stimulants peuvent fibriller le cœur s'ils sont pris à des doses excessives.
Définitions
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.
fibrillatepast participle
Définitions
Having undergone fibrillation; affected by rapid, irregular contractions.
Defibrillation can restore normal rhythm to a fibrillated ventricle.
fibrillategerund / present participle
Définitions
Undergoing fibrillation; quivering rapidly and irregularly.
The monitor showed a fibrillating atrium requiring immediate intervention.