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SHOCK THERAPY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shock therapy mean?
• SHOCK THERAPY (noun)
The noun SHOCK THERAPY has 1 sense:
1. treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
Familiarity information: SHOCK THERAPY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
shock therapy; shock treatment
Hypernyms ("shock therapy" is a kind of...):
therapy ((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shock therapy"):
ECT; electroconvulsive therapy; electroshock; electroshock therapy (the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma)
insulin shock; insulin shock therapy; insulin shock treatment (the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma)
metrazol shock; metrazol shock therapy; metrazol shock treatment (the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma)
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