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Electroconvulsive therapy Moderate

Electroconvulsive therapy has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

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

2

A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient.

See Also
biomedical brain electroconvulsive electroshock therapy electric current electroconvulsion edison's medicine
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
shock therapy electrotherapy
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