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ventricular fibrillation

DEFINITIONS OF: ventricular fibrillation

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n fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest

Type of:
arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia
an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
fibrillation
muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
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