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fibrillate

Syllabification: (fi·bril·late)
Pronunciation: /ˈfibrəˌlāt/
Definition of fibrillate

verb

[no object]
  • 1(of a muscle, especially in the heart) make a quivering movement due to uncoordinated contraction of the individual fibrils:the atria ceased to fibrillate when the temperature was reduced
  • 2(of a fiber) split up into fibrils.
  • [with object] break (a fiber) into fibrils.

Derivatives

fibrillation

Pronunciation: /ˌfibrəˈlāSHən/
noun

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