ηλεκτροσπασμοθεραπεία

Greek

Etymology

From ηλεκτρο- (ilektro-, “cross”) +‎ σπασμός (spasmós, “convulsion”) +‎ θεραπεία (therapeía, “therapy”), a calque of English electroconvulsive therapy.

Noun

ηλεκτροσπασμοθεραπεία • (ilektrospasmotherapeía) f (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, psychiatry) electroconvulsive therapy, ECT

Declension

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