Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ventricular fibrillation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
ven-tric-u-lar -fib-ril-la-tion
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

ventricular fibrillations (plural)

Phrases

atrial fibrillation auricular fibrillation ventricular tachycardia

Frequently Paired Words

atrial fibrillation auricular fibrillation ventricular tachycardia

Synonyms

VF vfib v-fib

Questions

What does ventricular fibrillation mean?
An abnormal heart rhythm in which the ventricles of the heart quiver instead of pumping normally.

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