Ect-

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ect- \Ect-\, Ecto- \Ec"to-\ [Gr. 'ekto`s outside outside.]
     A combining form signifying without, outside, external.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ECT
       n : the administration of a strong electric current that passes
           through the brain to induce convulsions and coma [syn: {electroconvulsive
           therapy}, {electroshock}, {electroshock therapy}]