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Electric Stimulation
Medical Definition: | Use of electric potential or currents to elicit biological responses. |
Guide Notes: | NIM; used therapeutically = ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY |
Also Called: | Electrical Stimulation of the Brain |
Electroshock - Induction of a stress reaction in experimental subjects by means of an electrical shock; applies to either convulsive or non-convulsive states. |
Electric Stimulation Medical Definitions and Terms
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