Search Result for "electroconvulsive therapy":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma;
[syn: electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy, ECT]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

electroconvulsive therapy
    n 1: the administration of a strong electric current that passes
         through the brain to induce convulsions and coma [syn:
         electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock
         therapy, ECT]