Electropercussive

/ɪˌlɛktrəpərˈkʌsɪv/ adjective

Definition

Relating to a medical treatment that uses electrical shocks or impulses delivered in a percussive (striking or rhythmic) manner.

Etymology

Combination of 'electro-' (electricity) and 'percussive' (from Latin percutere, to strike/hit). This term likely emerged in early 20th-century medical contexts describing electrical shock treatments.

Kelly Says

While early electropercussive treatments sound brutal, they actually led to modern electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which, despite its controversial history, remains FDA-approved for severe depression when other treatments fail.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኤሌክትሮፐርኩሲቭ
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-siv
ARالعربية
الكهرية الضرب
al-khayr-ee-yah adh-rab
BNবাংলা
বিদ্যুৎ প্রবাহ
bid-dut pro-bah
CACatalà
electropercussiu
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-see-oo
CSČeština
elektroperkusívní
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkus-ee-vnee
DADansk
elektroperkussiv
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkus-siv
DEDeutsch
elektroperkussiv
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkus-siv
ELΕλληνικά
ηλεκτροπερισταλτικός
eh-lek-troh-peh-ris-tah-ltikos
ESEspañol
electropercussivo
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkus-see-voh
FAفارسی
الکتروپرسیف
al-ek-troh-peh-rsee-f
FISuomi
elektroperkussiivinen
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkus-see-vee-nen
FRFrançais
électro-percussif
el-ek-troh-peh-rkus-eef
GUGU
એલેક્ટ્રોપેર્ક્યુસિવ
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkyoo-siv
HAHA
elektroperkusi
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-see
HEעברית
אלקטרו-פרסיב
el-ek-troh-peh-rsiv
HIहिन्दी
विद्युत प्रहार
vidyut prahaar
HUMagyar
elektroperkuszív
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkus-eev
IDBahasa Indonesia
elektroperkusi
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-see
IGIG
elektropercussive
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-siv
ITItaliano
electropercussivo
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkus-see-voh
JA日本語
電気打音
denki-uchi-on
KKKK
электроперкуссивная
elektro-perkussivnaya
KMKM
អេឡិចត្រូផាត់
eh-lek-trah-toh-phaht
KO한국어
전기박음
jeon-gi-pak-eum
MRMR
इलेक्ट्रोपर्सिवि
eh-lek-troh-peh-rsee-vee
MSBahasa Melayu
elektroperkusi
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-see
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ်ခေါင်း
lyi-hpet-sit-kha-un
NLNederlands
elektropercussief
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkus-eef
NONorsk
elektroperkussiv
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkus-siv
PAPA
ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋਪਰਕੁਸੀਵ
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-see-v
PLPolski
elektroperkusyjny
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-see-y-ny
PTPortuguês
electropercussivo
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkus-see-voh
RORomână
electropercusiv
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-siv
RUРусский
электроперкуссивная
elektro-perkussivnaya
SVSvenska
elektroperkussiv
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkus-siv
SWKiswahili
elektropercussion
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-shon
TAதமிழ்
மின்னணு அதிர்வு
minna-nu athir-vu
TEతెలుగు
ఎలక్ట్రోపెర్క్యూషన్
eh-lek-troh-peh-rkyoo-shon
THไทย
ไฟฟ้ากระแทก
fai-fa ka-taek
TLTL
elektroperkusyon
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-syon
TRTürkçe
elektroperküsif
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-sif
UKУкраїнська
електроперкусивний
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-sivnyy
URاردو
الالكترونک دھڑک
al-el-ek-troh-nik dhed-k
VITiếng Việt
điện đánh
dien danh
YOYO
elektroperkusi
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-see
ZH中文
电击 Percussion
diàn jī pē kuē shēn
ZUZU
elektropercussive
eh-lek-troh-peh-rku-siv

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