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electroconvulsive
adjective(elec-tro-con-vul-sive)
of, relating to, or involving convulsive response to electroshock
electroconvulsive
noun(elec-tro-con-vul-sive)
electroshock therapy
electroconvulsive
noun(elec-tro-con-vul-sive)
the treatment of mental illness and especially depression by the application of electric current to the head of a usually anesthetized patient that induces unconsciousness and convulsive seizures in the brain —called also electroconvulsive therapy

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