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elettroshock

electroshock, electroconvulsive therapy

noun eh-let-troh-SHOK Rare

Usage Note

Elettroshock is an invariable loanword — it does not pluralize or change form: gli elettroshock. In Italian medical usage it is largely synonymous with terapia elettroconvulsivante (ECT). The word is masculine: l'elettroshock.

Examples

"La terapia con elettroshock è controversa."

Natural Translation

Electroshock therapy is controversial.

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