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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