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electroshock /elec·tro·shock/ (-shok) shock produced by applying electric current to the brain.

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See electroconvulsive therapy.

To administer electroconvulsive therapy to a person.

electroshock

Etymology: Gk, elektron + Fr, choc

a condition of shock caused by accidental contact with an electric current. The symptoms are similar to those of shock produced by thermal burns, trauma, or coronary thrombosis.

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