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Fibrillation: In matters of the heart (cardiology), fibrillation is incoordinate twitching of the heart muscle fibers.
The difference between fibrillation and flutter is that fibrillation is not well organized while flutter is.
For example, atrial flutter is regular, organized but over-rapid contraction of the atrium of the heart. By contrast in atrial fibrillation, the atrium quivers incoordinately and ineffectually.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( fÄb ' rÉ™-lÄ ' shÉ™n, fÄ« ' brÉ™- ) n. The forming of fibers. Fine, rapid twitching of individual muscle fibers with ...
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fibrillation /fi·bril·la·tion/ (fÄ″brÄ-la´shun) 1. the quality of being made up of fibrils. 2. a small, local, involuntary, muscular contraction, due to ...
Learn about atrial fibrillation including what it is, what happens during atrial fibrillation, symptoms, risk factors, how it is diagnosed, and how it is treated
Learn about atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heart rhythm.