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hobble(2)(dictionary)
hobble(dictionary)
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fibrillation(medicine)
fibrillation(dictionary)
Fibrillation(health)
Fibrillation, ventricular(health)
fibrillation threshold(medicine)
fibrillation, ventricular(medicine)

fibrillation, atrial (medicine) and hobble(1) (iou)


fibrillation, atrial (medicine)


fibrillation, atrial


An abnormal irregular heart rhythm whereby electrical signals are generated chaotically throughout the upper chambers (atria) of the heart. Although many persons with atrial fibrillation have no symptoms, the most common symptom is palpitations, an uncomfortable awareness of the rapid and irregular heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation can cause blood clots that Travel from the heart to the brain, causing stroke. Treatment of atrial fibrillation involves controlling the risk factors, medications to slow the heart rate and/or convert the heart to normal rhythm, and preventing complications of blood clotting.


hobble(1) (iou)



hobble noun. E18.
[from the verb.]
The action of hobbling; an uneven, unsteady, or feeble gait. E18.
Swift One of his heels higher than the Other; which gives him a hobble in his gait.
An awkward situation. Now arch. & dial. L18.
B. Franklin A fine Hobble they are all got into by their unjust and blundering Politics.
A rope, strap, block of wood, etc., used for hobbling a horse or similar animal. Usu. in pl. Cf. HOPPLE noun. L18.
fig.: P. Carey City women..released from the hobble of high heels.
In full hobble skirt. A close-fitting skirt so narrow at or near the hem as to impede walking. E20.
Comb.: hobblebush a N. American viburnum, Viburnum alnifolium, with clusters of white flowers and purple-black berries; hobble chain (chiefly Austral.) a chain used for hobbling a horse etc.; hobble skirt: see sense 4 above.