"fibrillation" meaning in English

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      "word": "фибрилляция"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fibrilación"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fibrillation"
}