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electroconvulsive therapy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
elec-tro-con-vul-sive ther-a-py
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient, with the noted side effect of memory loss.

Uncountable

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Inflected Forms

electroconvulsive therapies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

insulin shock therapy

Synonyms

ECT Edison's medicine electroshock therapy shock therapy electroshock

Questions

What does electroconvulsive therapy mean?
A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient, with the noted side effect of memory loss.

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