Electric shock is the physiological reaction or injury caused by electric current passing through the (human) body. Typically, the expression is used to describe an injurious exposure to electricity. It occurs upon contact of a (human) body part with any source of electricity that causes a sufficient current through the skin, muscles, or hair. Ver...
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physiological effect resulting from an electric current through a human or animal body
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a pathophysiological effect resulting from an electric current passing through a human or animal body
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1 - sudden application of electric current to a living organism with sufficient strength and duration to produce a convulsive or thermal effect 2 - in cardiology, application of a short-duration electric current across the chest or to the heart with the intention of correcting certain problems of cardiac arrhythmia NOTE - The English term 'electric...
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Electric current may take multiple paths through the body causing muscular contractions, respiratory failure, fibrillation of the heart, cardiac arrest or injury from internal burns. Any of these can be fatal.
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A sudden violent impression caused by the passage of a current of electricity through any portion of the body. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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shock caused by electric current passing through the body. The longer the contact with electricity, the greater the possibility of death from electrocution.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the sum of immediate and delayed pathophysiologic responses of living tissue to a current of electricity of sufficient magnitude to induce abnormal sensations (paresthesia, pain) or objective changes (muscle spasm, cardiac arrhythmia, neurologic impairment including coma, tissue damage).
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n] - trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning) 2. [n] - the use of electric shock as a form of punishment 3. [n] - a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
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electrical shock noun a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; `subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response`; `electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks`
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shock (def. 6).
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