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ventricular fibrillation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An abnormal heart rhythm in which the ventricles of the heart quiver instead of pumping normally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmia, fibrillation

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رجفان بطيني — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 室顫 /室颤 (shìchàn) — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • Finnish: kammiovärinä — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • French: fibrillation ventriculaire — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • German: Kammerflimmern — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • Greek: κοιλιακή μαρμαρυγή (koiliakí marmarygí) — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • Hungarian: kamrafibrilláció — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • Italian: fibrillazione ventricolare — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • Polish: migotanie komór — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • Russian: фибрилля́ция желу́дочков (fibrilljácija želúdočkov) — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • Serbo-Croatian: ventrikularna fibrilacija — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • Serbo-Croatian: treperenje klijetki — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • Swedish: ventrikelflimmer — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly
  • Swedish: kammarflimmer — condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly