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fibrillation vs atrial fibrillation

atrial fibrillation vs fibrillation

fibrillation and atrial fibrillation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fibrillation Yes No No No
atrial fibrillation Yes No No No
As nouns, atrial fibrillation is a hyponym of fibrillation; that is, atrial fibrillation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fibrillation:
  • fibrillation: muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
  • atrial fibrillation: fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart
Other hyponyms of fibrillation include ventricular fibrillation.
fibrillation (noun) atrial fibrillation (noun)
act or process of forming fibrils fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart
muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
Difference between fibrillation and atrial fibrillation

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