atrial fibrillation


atrial fibrillation

noun

Definition of ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

: very rapid uncoordinated contractions of the atria of the heart resulting in a lack of synchronism between heartbeat and pulse beat—called also auricular fibrillation

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