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ECT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ECT mean? 

ECT (noun)
  The noun ECT has 1 sense:

1. the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and comaplay

  Familiarity information: ECT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ECT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ECT; electroconvulsive therapy; electroshock; electroshock therapy

Hypernyms ("ECT" is a kind of...):

electric 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)


 Context examples 


Also called ECT and electroconvulsive therapy.

(Electroshock therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Also called ECT and electroshock therapy.

(Electroconvulsive therapy, NCI Dictionary)



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