electroconvulsive therapies

A form of electroconvulsive therapy — 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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noun
  1. pluralplural of electroconvulsive therapy
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