INSULIN SHOCK THERAPY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does insulin shock therapy mean? 

• INSULIN SHOCK THERAPY (noun)
  The noun INSULIN SHOCK THERAPY has 1 sense:

1. the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma

  Familiarity information: INSULIN SHOCK THERAPY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INSULIN SHOCK THERAPY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

insulin shock; insulin shock therapy; insulin shock treatment

Hypernyms ("insulin shock therapy" is a kind of...):

shock therapy; shock treatment (treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions)