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Fibrillation vs Arrhythmia - What's the difference?

fibrillation | arrhythmia |

As nouns the difference between fibrillation and arrhythmia

is that fibrillation is the rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart while arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat.

fibrillation

English

Noun

(-)
  • The rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart.

    • Derived terms

    * atrial fibrillation * defibrillation * ventricular fibrillation

    Related terms

    * fiber * fibrillate * defibrillate * defibrillator

    arrhythmia

    English

    (wikipedia arrhythmia)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An irregular heartbeat.