convulsive
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Convulsive therapy is one of the oldest treatment practices in the world of psychiatry and was officially “discovered” in the 1930s by Ladislas J. Meduna, a Hungarian neuropathologist and neuropsychiatrist.
From Slate • Dec. 21, 2022
Convulsive movements of the jaws required the insertion of a gag to protect her tongue and cheeks.
From Time Magazine Archive
Convulsive postwar events like those in Greece, Turkey, Berlin, Lebanon and the Suez that confronted Presidents Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower led to swift responses that added up to a sense of American resolve.
From Time Magazine Archive
Convulsive shudders began to creep over the frame—an indication that a warmer bath would be judicious.
From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Cobbold, Richard
Convulsive sobs and groans were the only reply to her exclamation.
From The Delight Makers by Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse
Vocabulary lists containing convulsive
The Diary of Anne Frank
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The Odyssey
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