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, adjectiveWords 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.