metrazol shock
- noun
- /ˈmɛtrəzɒl ʃɒk/
- Archaic
:
shock de metrazol
- During his treatment, the psychiatrist explained that metrazol shock would induce convulsions to help alleviate his condition.
Examples
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The patient underwent metrazol shock as part of his treatment for severe depression.
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Historical records show that metrazol shock was once a common intervention in psychiatric hospitals.
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Many doctors abandoned metrazol shock in favor of safer and more effective therapies.
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The doctor recommended metrazol shock for severe cases.
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Have you ever heard of metrazol shock?
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In the mid-20th century, metrazol shock was widely used as a treatment for psychiatric disorders.
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The use of metrazol shock diminished after research indicated its potential risks.
Synonyms
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5.1
A treatment that uses electric shocks to treat severe mental illness
A medical treatment from the past that gave injections to cause strong seizures to treat mental illness
A medical treatment using Metrazol to cause seizures and coma
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines a drug name (Metrazol, a convulsant) with 'shock', which signals a sudden severe medical state or a form of therapeutic 'shock' (as in insulin shock). The meaning — a specific medical procedure using Metrazol to induce convulsions/coma — is somewhat inferable from the parts but is technical and historically specific, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would get a general idea but not the precise clinical sense without prior exposure.
Etymology
Metrazol shock comes from a treatment where doctors gave a drug called metrazol to cause a sudden shock to the body — strong shaking and brief unconsciousness. That's why the name refers to the medical procedure that made patients have violent shaking and lose consciousness.