NOUN | phenomenon | galvanism | electricity produced by chemical action |
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act | galvanism, electrotherapy, electric healing, electrical healing | the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) |
Meaning | electricity produced by chemical action. | |
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Broader | electricity | A physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons |
Spanish | galvanismo | |
Catalan | galvanisme | |
Adjectives | galvanic | pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action |
Meaning | The therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis). | |
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Synonyms | electrotherapy, electric healing, electrical healing | |
Narrower | electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy, ECT | The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma |
Broader | therapy | (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) |
Spanish | electroterapia, galvanismo | |
Catalan | galvanisme | |
Verbs | galvanize, galvanise | stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock |
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