electroshock

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electroshock

noun electroshocks

countable, uncountable electric shock. The injection of the relaxant myocaine (glycerol ester of guaiacol) before an electroshock prevents the dysfunction of carbohydrate metabolism, restricts the splitting of phosphocreatine after cardiazol and picrotoxin, and after electroshock and amidopyrine it facilitates phosphocreatine synthesis (
countable, uncountable Electroconvulsive therapy. Although California has the toughest laws in the country regulating electroshock and requiring patient consent, due to the pressures from the medical lobby these have never been enforced. The procedure is extremely lucrative for the doctors who use it.

verb electroshocks · electroshocking · electroshocked

To administer electroconvulsive therapy.

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noun electroshock

Español	electrochoque, choque eléctrico, electroshock, shock eléctrico
Português	eletrochoque
Français	électrochoc
Italiano	elettroshock

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@misc{electroshock_2026,
  title = {electroshock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/electroshock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}