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

ventri-, ventricle, ventricles, ventricose, ventricular, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, ventriculography, ventriculus, ventriloquial, ventriloquism

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.
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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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