Convulsive
11convulsive — adj. Convulsive is used with these nouns: ↑fit …
12convulsive — con|vul|sive [ kən vʌlsıv ] adjective 1. ) convulsive movements are violent and difficult to control 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM causing major problems or serious harm …
13convulsive — adjective sudden, violent and impossible to control: The drunken man made convulsive efforts to stand up. convulsively adverb …
14convulsive — UK [kənˈvʌlsɪv] / US adjective 1) convulsive movements are violent and difficult to control 2) mainly journalism causing major problems or serious harm …
15convulsive — /kənˈvʌlsɪv/ (say kuhn vulsiv) adjective 1. of the nature of or characterised by convulsions or spasms. 2. producing or attended by convulsion: convulsive rage. –convulsively, adverb –convulsiveness, noun …
16convulsive — convulse ► VERB 1) suffer convulsions. 2) (be convulsed) be caused by an emotion, laughter, or physical stimulus to make sudden, violent, uncontrollable movements. DERIVATIVES convulsive adjective convulsively adverb. ORIGIN Latin convellere pull …
17convulsive therapy — n SHOCK THERAPY * * * treatment of mental disorders, primarily depression, by induction of convulsions. The type now almost universally used is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), in which the convulsions are induced by electric current. In earlier… …
18Convulsive Therapy: Chemical — (METRAZOL) (1934) Budapest neuropathologist Ladislaus von Meduna (1896–1964) introduced the modern practice of convulsive therapy by chemical means. Meduna, a graduate of the Semmelweis Medical University in 1922, had trained as a… …
19convulsive syncope — syncope with convulsive movements that are milder than those seen in epilepsy …
20convulsive — adjective a) Marked by or having the nature of convulsions. b) Having or producing convulsions. See Also: convulse, convulsion, convulsant …
