ventricular fibrillation

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noun

Pathology. a cardiac arrhythmia characterized by rapid, chaotic electrical impulses to the ventricles, incomplete ventricular contractions, and resultant loss of pulse and blood pressure.

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Words nearby ventricular fibrillation

ventricular band of larynx, ventricular complex, ventricular conduction, ventricular escape, ventricular extrasystole, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular fusion beat, ventricular rhythm, ventricular septal defect, ventricular tachycardia, ventriculitis

How to use ventricular fibrillation in a sentence

The rhythm on the monitor was ventricular fibrillation, random electrical oscillations.
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Cue atrial fibrillation on my part; I'd already arranged to break my lease, and also, I'd gotten rather fond of him.
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As for the particular fallacy contained in the theory of ventricular breath-control, that must be reserved for a later chapter.
The Psychology of Singing|David C. Taylor
Hence it is uncertain whether the above reference be to auricles left attached to the body or removed with the ventricular mass.
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The examination should be methodical, and should include the vocal cords, ventricular bands, and openings of the ventricles.
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Life depends on ventricular action, not on auricular, and the ventricular reserve is the standard for judgment in these cases.
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The myokymia of Kny and Schultze is characterised by fibrillation, pain, hyperidrosis, and changes in electrical excitability.
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Medical definitions for ventricular fibrillation

ventricular fibrillation

An often fatal form of arrhythmia characterized by rapid, irregular fibrillar twitching of the ventricles of the heart instead of normal contractions, resulting in a loss of pulse.v-fib