Term: ventricular fibrillation: fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest
Candidate hypernym: fibrillation: muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination → 1
Candidate hypernym: coude telescope: a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph → 0
Candidate hypernym: nuclear terrorism: the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials → 0
Candidate hypernym: algebraist: a mathematician whose specialty is algebra → 0
Candidate hypernym: catananche: any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: flare path: an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing → 0
Candidate hypernym: cabinet: a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock → 0
Candidate hypernym: number: a select company of people → 0
Candidate hypernym: self-consciousness: self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you → 0
Candidate hypernym: uncongeniality: a disposition not to be congenial → 0
Candidate hypernym: child: a young person of either sex → 0