- ECT
- ECT [ ,i si `ti ] abbreviationelectroconvulsive therapy: a medical treatment for serious mental illness in which electricity is passed through your brain
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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ECT — ECT; ect·epicondylar; ect·osteal; ect·os·to·sis; ect·ethmoid; ect·ethmoidal; ect·osteally; … English syllables
Ect- — Ecto Ec to [Gr. ekto s outside outside.] A combining form signifying without, outside, external. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ECT — may be an abbreviation for * Environmental Compliance Technician, a specialist hired by companies to reduce their environmental damage and avoid fines. * Electroconvulsive therapy, also known as electroshock therapy, a medical treatment. *… … Wikipedia
ECT — steht für: EC Bad Tölz, Eissportverein in Oberbayern Ecarin Clotting Time, Die Ecarinzeit umfasst spezifisch die Hemmwirkung von Hirudinen und anderen direkten Thrombininhibitoren Edge Crush Test, engl. für Kantenstauchwiderstand Einstein Cartan… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ECT — ↑ Tomographie … Universal-Lexikon
ECT — [ˌi: si: ˈti:] n [U] electro convulsive therapy; another word for ↑electric shock therapy … Dictionary of contemporary English
ECT — abbrev. electroconvulsive therapy … English World dictionary
ECT — Sismothérapie La sismothérapie, ou électrochoc (du gr. êlektron ambre jaune et du néerl. schokken heurter ), ou électronarcose ou électroconvulsivothérapie (ECT) est une technique médicale consistant à délivrer un choc électrique au niveau du… … Wikipédia en Français
ECT — abbr. electroconvulsive therapy. * * * noun the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma • Syn: ↑electroconvulsive therapy, ↑electroshock, ↑electroshock therapy • Hypernyms: ↑shock… … Useful english dictionary
ECT — Abbreviation for electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock therapy. * * * electroconvulsive therapy; emission computed tomography; enteric coated tablet; euglobulin clot test; European compression technique * * * ECT abbr electroconvulsive therapy… … Medical dictionary
