fibrillate

[ fahy-bruh-leyt, fib-ruh- ]
/ ˈfaɪ brəˌleɪt, ˈfɪb rə- /

verb (used with object), fi·bril·lat·ed, fi·bril·lat·ing.

to cause to undergo fibrillation.

verb (used without object), fi·bril·lat·ed, fi·bril·lat·ing.

to undergo fibrillation.

Origin of fibrillate

First recorded in 1830–40; fibrill(a) + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM fibrillate

fi·bril·la·tive, adjective

Words nearby fibrillate

fibril, fibrilla, fibrillar, fibrillary contractions, fibrillary tremor, fibrillate, fibrillated, fibrillation, fibrilliform, fibrillogenesis, fibrin

Medical definitions for fibrillated (1 of 2)

fibrillated
[ fĭb′rə-lā′tĭd, fī′brə- ]

adj.

Composed of fibrils.

Medical definitions for fibrillated (2 of 2)

fibrillate
[ fĭb′rə-lāt′, fī′brə- ]

v.

To undergo or to cause to undergo fibrillation.
To make or to become fibrillar.

adj.

Being fibrillated.