Term: electroconvulsive therapy: the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
Broader: shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions | Unrelated: salami: highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried
Broader: shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions | Unrelated: acuminate leaf: a leaf narrowing to a slender point
Broader: shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions | Unrelated: thought: the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual
Broader: shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions | Unrelated: favism: anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency
Broader: shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions | Unrelated: pike-perch: any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family
Broader: shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions | Unrelated: pipeful: the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time
Broader: shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions | Unrelated: soup ladle: a ladle for serving soup
Broader: shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions | Unrelated: hyposmia: lessened sensitivity to odors
Broader: shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions | Unrelated: silks: the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
Broader: shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions | Unrelated: california laurel: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood