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electroconvulsive therapy. Words nearby ECTECS, ECSC, ecstasy, ecstatic, ecstatics, ECT, ectad, ectal, ectasia, ectatic, ectental Definition for ECT (2 of 2)
variant of ecto- before a vowel: ectal. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ECTOne option for unresolved depression is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Robin Williams’ Deadly Depression|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST At the extreme in this genre is ECT, or shock therapy, which induces seizures—and is typically used as a last resort. Can This Gadget Cure Depression?|Casey Schwartz|November 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST Ullo was an electrician by trade so we went to Colchester to the "sparkmonqer" (hardware) and bought a lot of wire, bulbs, ect. The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson This laundry is noted for its skillful work of neatness and ect. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919|Various
ECT is administered after a patient has been sedated and given a general anesthetic. When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett The main advantage of ECT is that it acts much faster than any of the antidepressants. When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett The usual confused clamour of tongues was rising from this group, and the sub; ect of debate was the eternal 'pice.' Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier|James Inglis
British Dictionary definitions for ECT
abbreviation forelectroconvulsive therapy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for ECT
abbr.electroconvulsive therapy The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |