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Meaning of atrial fibrillation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The most common type of irregular heartbeat is atrial fibrillation or AFib. It is estimated that between three and six million people in the United States have AFib.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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