ect

2 definitions found

ect - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

ect - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ECT
      n 1: the administration of a strong electric current that passes
           through the brain to induce convulsions and coma [syn:
           electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy
           , ECT]