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INSULIN SHOCK TREATMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does insulin shock treatment mean? 

INSULIN SHOCK TREATMENT (noun)
  The noun INSULIN SHOCK TREATMENT has 1 sense:

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

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


 Dictionary entry details 


INSULIN SHOCK TREATMENT (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 treatment" 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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