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convulsive (adjective), more convulsive, most convulsive
A reference to convulsions.
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(Greek: tension, especially a convulsive tension; muscle spasm or tetanus, an infectious disease characterized by muscle spasms)
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“convulsive”
Incoordinate contraction of muscles in a convulsive manner.
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A sudden onset of a disease, characterized by convulsions, palpitations, and other symptoms which is sometimes applied to an attack of an epileptic disorder.
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convulsive shock therapy, electroconvulsive shock therapy, ECT, electroshock therapy (s) (noun); convulsive shock therapies, electroconvulsive shock therapies, ECTs, electroshock therapies (pl)
A treatment in which convulsions are induced by passing a low-voltage alternating electric current through the brain.
The use of such a technique is used in psychology, or psychiatry, to treat severe psychiatric disorders.
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A disorder of the facial nerve, causing involuntary spasmodic contractions of the facial muscles supplied by that nerve.
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