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

Words related to electroshock

ECT

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Medical definitions for electroshock

electroshock
[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-shŏk′ ]

n.

electroconvulsive therapy

v.

To administer electroconvulsive therapy to a person.