fibrillation

(fib″rĭ-lā′shŏn )

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(fīb″rĭ-lā′shŏn)
[fibrilla]

1. Formation of fibrils.
2. Quivering or spontaneous contraction of individual muscle fibers.
3. An abnormal bioelectric potential occurring in neuropathies and myopathies.

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