HyperDic: electroshock

English > 1 sense of the word electroshock:
NOUNactelectroshock, electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock therapy, ECTthe administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
electroshock > pronunciation
Soundsihleh'ktrow.shaa.k
Rhymesaftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak...
English > electroshock: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
Synonymselectroconvulsive therapy, electroshock therapy, ECT
Broaderelectrotherapy, galvanism, electric healing, electrical healingThe therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
shock therapy, shock treatmenttreatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
Spanishelectrochoque, TEC, terapia electroconvulsiva
Catalanelectroxoc, teràpia electroconvulsiva

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