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Definitions: Fibrillation |
FibrillationNoun1. Muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination. 2. Act or process of forming fibrils. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | A small, local, involuntary contraction of muscle, invisible under the skin, resulting from spontaneous activation of single muscle cells or muscle fibres. (references) |
Industry | A structural change in the fibre walls e. g. during beating, whereby a number of fibrils are completely or partially removed and the binding between the remaining fibrils is weakened. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Fibrillation |
| English words defined with "fibrillation": asystole, atrial fibrillation ♦ cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest ♦ defibrillate, defibrillation, defibrillator ♦ premature ventricular contraction, PVC ♦ ventricular fibrillation. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "fibrillation": Defibrillators, Implantable ♦ Sick Sinus Syndrome ♦ Torsades de Pointes. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Fibrillation" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (fibrillation). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation : Should Anticoagulants or Aspirin be Used for Life? Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? / National Institutes of Health.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Ventricular fibrillation. (references) | |
Atrial fibrillation is irregular beating of the left atrium, or left upper chamber, of the heart. (references) | ||
People with atrial fibrillation (irregular beating of the heart) may be prescribed anticoagulants. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Fibrillation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Fibrillation" is used about 35 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 35 | 58,339 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "fibrillation": atrial fibrillation ♦ Ventricular fibrillation. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "fibrillation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | fijezim, rrahje të shpejta të zemrës, dridhje (didder, dither, flicker, flickering, flutter, jarring, jerk, palpitation, pulse, quake, quiver, shake, shaking, shiver, shudder, throb, tremble, trembling, tremolo, tremor, twitch, vibrancy, vibration). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | разклонение на влакънца, влакнест строеж (grain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vláknitost. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | fibrillering, fibrillatio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | fibrilleren, fibrillatie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | fibrilloituminen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | fibrillation (f), fibrillation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Fibrillation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ινιδισμός. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ליוף, פרפור (agony, convulsion, jerk, quiver, spasm, twitch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rostosodás, fibrillálás. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | fibrillazione. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ibrillationfay fibrilação (fibrin, flutter, forming), fibrilação, fibrazinha. (various references) фибрилляция, трепетание (flutter, oscillation, palpitation), мерцание (flicker, flickering, glimmer, glimmering, scintillance, scintillation, twinkle, twinkling). (various references) fibrilacuja. (various references) fibrilación. (various references) fibrillering, hjärtflimmer. (various references) การสร้างเส้นใยเล็กๆ, การสั่นระริกของกล้ามเนื้อ. (various references) скипання, фібриляція. (various references) sự kết th nh thớ nhỏ, sự kết th nh sợi nhỏ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "fibrillation": fibrillations. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "fibrillation": defibrillation. (additional references) | |
Words containing "fibrillation": defibrillations. (additional references) | |
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"Fibrillation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fibrilation, ibrillation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "fibrillation" (pronounced fi'brulā"shun) |
| 7 | -r u l ā" sh u n | correlation, gastrulation. |
| 6 | -u l ā" sh u n | accumulation, adulation, annihilation, appellation, articulation, assimilation, calculation, cancellation, capitulation, coagulation, compilation, confabulation, congratulation, consolation, constellation, demodulation, depopulation, deregulation, desolation, distillation, elation, emulation, escalation, exhalation, extrapolation, formulation, granulation, inhalation, inoculation, installation, insulation, isolation, jubilation, manipulation, miscalculation, modulation, mutilation, oscillation, overpopulation, overregulation, ovulation, population, recalculation, regulation, reregulation, revelation, simulation, speculation, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, tabulation, titillation, tribulation, vacillation, ventilation, violation. |
| 5 | -l ā" sh u n | contemplation, deflation, dilation, disinflation, ejaculation, hyperinflation, inflation, legislation, reflation, relation, stagflation, translation, triangulation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, aspiration, assassination, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calibration, cannibalization, capitalization, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolidation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, elaboration, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, information, inhabitation, initiation, innovation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overvaluation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, stabilization, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, toleration, transformation, transillumination, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-f-i-i-i-l-l-n-o-r-t" | |
-3 letters: brilliant, filiation, libration. | |
-4 letters: antiroll, fibrilla, flatiron, illation, inflator, libation, trillion, trilobal. | |
-5 letters: airfoil, airlift, bifilar, billion, fibroin, frontal, initial, litoral, orbital, taborin, tinfoil, tollbar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-f-i-i-i-l-l-n-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: fibrillations. | |
+2 letters: defibrillation. | |
+3 letters: defibrillations. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 69 62 72 69 6C 6C 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. .. -... .-. .. .-.. .-.. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01101001 01100010 01110010 01101001 01101100 01101100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F i b r i l l a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0069 0062 0072 0069 006C 006C 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)407568847578786786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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