electroshock therapy(n = noun.act) ect, electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock - the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma;
is a kind of electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism, shock therapy, shock treatment

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