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心室細動 (shinshitsusaidou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

心しん室しつ細さい動どう

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Meanings

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ventricular fibrillation

Medical term for a life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia where the ventricles quiver instead of pumping blood.

心しん室しつ細さい動どうが起おこると、すぐに除じょ細

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When ventricular fibrillation occurs, defibrillation is needed immediately.

Kanji

心heart, mind, spirit
室room, apartment, chamber
細dainty, get thin, taper
動move, motion, change

Related words

心しん房ぼう細さい動どう
Atrial fibrillation, a more common arrhythmia affecting the atria, not immediately life-threatening like ventricular fibrillation.

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心しん室しつ+細さい動どう

Etymology

Compound of 心室 (ventricle) and 細動 (fibrillation), a direct medical term.