Definition of "electroconvulsive" [electroconvulsive]

• Causing seizures or convulsions by means of strong electrical shocks. (adjective)

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• "I knew that lobotomy and shock now called electroconvulsive therapy or ECT were nearly one in the same -- both assaults on the highest centers of the brain, one with scalpels and hot electrodes, the other with searing jolts of electricity."
• "Doctors aren't exactly sure why the treatment, also called electroconvulsive therapy or ECT works, but ..."
• "Doctors aren't exactly sure why the treatment, also called electroconvulsive therapy or ECT, works, but --"