verb
- undergoing fibrillation; quivering or twitching irregularly, especially of heart muscle
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient’s heart was fibrillating dangerously.
- The doctor detected the fibrillating rhythm on the monitor.
- Emergency treatment was needed for the fibrillating ventricles.
- The muscle tissue began fibrillating after the injury.
- Paramedics worked quickly to stop the fibrillating heartbeat.
- The EKG showed the heart was fibrillating irregularly.