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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 coma
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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