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单词 electroshock
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electroshock

[ ih-lek-truh-shok ]
/ ɪˈlɛk trəˌʃɒk /
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noun

electroconvulsive therapy.
shock1 (def. 6).

verb (used with object)

Psychiatry. to administer electroconvulsive therapy to.
to pass an electric current through.

Origin of electroshock

First recorded in 1940–45; electro- + shock1

Words nearby electroshock

electroretinography, electrorheology, electroscission, electroscope, electrosensitive, electroshock, electroshock therapy, electrosmosis, electrostatic, electrostatic field, electrostatic force
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Example sentences from the Web for electroshock

  • He wasn't interested in talking about the electroshock or waterboarding he was subjected to in prison.

    My Trip With a Terrorist|Eliza Griswold|August 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Medical definitions for electroshock

electroshock
[ ĭ-lĕktrō-shŏk′ ]

n.

electroconvulsive therapy

v.

To administer electroconvulsive therapy to a person.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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