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electrical_shock
has definitions from the fields of biology,medicine
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[ noun ] (biology,medicine) a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
Synonyms Examples "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response" "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks" Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)A mild electrical_shock served as a conditioned_stimulus and was followed by feeding . |
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