Independent, uncoordinated functioning of the atria and ventricles.

The appearance of a novel colony type on solid media after one or more subcultures of the microorganism in liquid media.

Separation of a molecule into two or more fragments (atoms, ions, radicals) by collision with a second body or by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.

The segregation of ideas from their affects or feelings, resulting in independent functioning of these components of a person's mental processes.