VFib

[ vee-fib ]

abbreviation for

, Pathology.

1. ventricular fibrillation ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of VFib¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

When Greenough recognized that the patient was in ventricular fibrillation, or Vfib, he urged the other two to shock the patient.

From Washington Times

“I think they kind of saw that I had kind of taken charge at that point. By me saying, ‘Hey, shock him, this is a Vfib,’ they kind of saw that I knew what I was doing.”

From Washington Times