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ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY

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• ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY (noun)
The noun ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY has 1 sense:

1. the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma

Familiarity information: ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY used as a noun is very rare.

• ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ECT; electroconvulsive therapy; electroshock; electroshock therapy

Hypernyms ("electroshock therapy" is a kind of...):

electric healing; electrical healing; electrotherapy; galvanism (the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis))

shock therapy; shock treatment (treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions)

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