Edison's medicine
Electroconvulsive therapyElectroconvulsive therapy.
Meaning
1 senses(humorous, uncountable)Electroconvulsive therapy.
Origin
After Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor who pioneered applications of electriciAfter Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor who pioneered applications of electricity. Chosen for the near-rhyme.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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