noun
- plural of electroshock; instances of electric shock applied to the body, especially as a medical treatment (electroconvulsive therapy)
Usage: medical; often used in historical or clinical contexts
Examples
- The hospital records documented the electroshocks administered during the 1950s.
- Early psychiatric treatments sometimes involved electroshocks to treat severe depression.
- Modern medicine has largely replaced electroshocks with safer pharmaceutical interventions.
- The patient underwent a series of electroshocks as part of the experimental therapy.
- Historical accounts describe the use of electroshocks in mental institutions.