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electroshock therapy, electroshock treatment, EST
1. The passing of a small electric current through the brain to induce a seizure, used in the treatment of severe psychiatric disorders.
2. A treatment of certain mental disorders by passing an electric current of 85-110 volts through the brain.
3. The use of electric current to produce unconsciousness or convulsions in the treatment of psychotic disorders; especially, depressive disorders.
4. The induction of convulsive seizures by the passing of an electric current through the brain.

It is sometimes used in the treatment of acute depression.

This entry is located in the following units: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 80) therap-, -therapeutic[s], -therapeutically, -therapy, -therapies, -therapist (page 5) tra-, tract-, trac-, -tractive, -traction, -tracting, treat-, trai- (page 4)
Sit autem sermo vester: Est, est: Non, non.
Let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay.

The Vulgate version of James, v, 12. (A.D. 44) in the New Testament.

Word Entries at Get Words containing the term: “est”
Errare humanum est.
To err is human.
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i.e., id est
that is
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Natus est.
Was born.
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