fibrillate

A verb used to describe the rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of muscle fibers, particularly in the heart.

• 🇫🇷Verbe décrivant des contractions rapides, irrégulières et non synchronisées des fibres musculaires, en particulier du cœur.

1. Twitch irregularly C2 formal medical

   To make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements, especially of muscle fibers.

   • The patient's heart began to fibrillate dangerously.
   • Under the microscope, the muscle cells could be seen to fibrillate.
   • Certain conditions can cause the atria to fibrillate.

   🇫🇷Avoir des fibrillations

   Synonymes: flutterquiverspasmtrembletwitch

• fibrillated past participle
• fibrillated past simple
• fibrillating present participle
• fibrillates third person singular