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noun
The use of a single, very large dose of a medicine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Narrower terms: insulin shock therapy
noun
A government policy of a sudden release of price controls and immediate trade liberalization within a country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable, usually
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
Synonym of electroconvulsive therapy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: electroconvulsive therapy
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noun
treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: shock treatment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: therapy
Narrower terms: electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy, ECT, insulin shock, insulin shock therapy, insulin shock treatment, metrazol shock, metrazol shock therapy, metrazol shock treatment
History
From shock + therapy. The medical sense first appears c. 1917 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
Across languages
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