Defenition of the word electroshock
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Defenition of the word electroshock
- A psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effect.
- the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
Synonyms for the word electroshock
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- ECT
- electroconvulsive therapy
- electroshock therapy
Hypernyms for the word electroshock
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- electric healing
- electrical healing
- electrotherapy
- galvanism
- shock therapy
- shock treatment
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