electroshock

e·lec·tro·shock

or e·lec·tro·shock therapy E0081300 (ĭ-lĕk′trō-shŏk′)n. See electroconvulsive therapy.

electroshock

(ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌʃɒk) n1. (Medicine) med a. an electric current passed through part of the bodyb. (as modifier): electroshock treatment. 2. (Psychiatry) another name for electroconvulsive therapy

e•lec′tro•con•vul′sive ther′apy

(ɪˈlɛk troʊ kənˈvʌl sɪv, ɪˌlɛk-)
n. the application of electric current to the head in order to induce a seizure, used to treat serious mental illnesses. Abbr.: ECT Also called electroshock. [1945–50]

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Noun

1.

electroshock - the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and comaECT, electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock therapyelectric 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

Translations

ηλεκτροσόκélectrochocsismothérapie