Definitions for fibrillation

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fibrillation fi·bril·la·tion

Spelling: [fahy-bruh-ley-shuh n, or especially for 2, fib-r

IPA: /ˌfaɪ brəˈleɪ ʃən, or especially for 2, ˌfɪb rə-/

Fibrillation is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 663 anagrams from letters in fibrillation (abfiiillnort).

Definitions for fibrillation

noun

1. the formation of fibrils.
2. Pathology. uncontrolled twitching or quivering of muscular fibrils.

Origin of fibrillation

First recorded in 1830-40; fibrillate + -ion

Examples for fibrillation

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

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

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

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