单词 | electrostimulation |
释义 | > as lemmaselectrostimulation electrostimulation n. Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrə(ʊ)stɪmjᵿˈleɪʃn/ , U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ , /iˌlɛktroʊˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ Medicine †(a) A. Turnbull's name for: a sensation of tingling and heat resembling an electric shock (obsolete rare); (b) electrical stimulation of a nerve, muscle, etc.; spec. (Psychiatry) electroconvulsive therapy.ΚΠ 1837 A. Turnbull Treat. Painful & Nervous Dis. (ed. 3) 3 To avoid circumlocution, I shall use the term electro-stimulation, to express this combination of heat and tingling, or electric-like feelings. 1849 Jrnl. Psychol. Med. & Mental Pathol. 2 90 The last flickering of contraction on the electro-stimulation of a dead muscle. 1953 Confinia Neurologica 13 301 My preference as to order of therapeutic priority..is as follows: carbon dioxide therapy has first priority unless there are specific contraindications, then non-convulsive electrostimulation (E.S., nc.), then convulsive electrostimulation (E.C.T.). 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 14 Aug. i. 18/3 (in figure) Shock wave therapy, acupuncture and/or electrostimulation is used to make the [horse's] throat look fuller and clearer (an indication of breathing capacity). < as lemmas |
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