Term: ventricular fibrillation: fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: skeletal system: the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal → 0
Candidate hypernym: sensorimotor area: an area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functions → 0
Candidate hypernym: ticktack: system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks → 0
Candidate hypernym: treasury stock: stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends → 0
Candidate hypernym: runway: a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc. → 0
Candidate hypernym: parachute: rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall → 0
Candidate hypernym: protective fold: a flap of tissue that protects what it covers → 0
Candidate hypernym: arc cosine: the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number → 0
Candidate hypernym: decade: a period of 10 years → 0
Candidate hypernym: spray: a quantity of small objects flying through the air → 0