INSULIN SHOCK THERAPY
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)
Meaning:
The administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
insulin shock therapy; insulin shock treatment; insulin shock
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)
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