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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 coma
Familiarity information: ECT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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