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Electroconvulsive Therapy

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Noun

1. ect, electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy

the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma

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Electroconvulsive Therapy

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noun
medicine
the treatment of certain psychotic conditions by passing an electric current through the brain to induce coma or convulsions
. Abbreviation: ECT. Also called: electroshock therapy See also shock therapy

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Electroconvulsive Therapy

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electroshock therapy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Electroconvulsive Therapy

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n. Abbr. ECT
Administration of electric current to the brain through electrodes placed on the head in order to induce seizure activity, used to treat certain psychiatric disorders, especially severe depression. Also called electroshock, electroshock therapy, shock therapy.

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