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electroshock

e·lec·tro·shock [ i léktrō shòk ]


noun 
Definition:
 
psychiatry 
Same as  electroconvulsive therapy




transitive verb  (past and past participle e·lec·tro·shocked, present participle e·lec·tro·shock·ing, 3rd person present singular e·lec·tro·shocks)
Definition:
 
give electroconvulsive therapy to somebody: to administer electroconvulsive therapy to a patient

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