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insulin shock therapy
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | insulin shock therapy - the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and comainsulin shock treatment, insulin shockshock therapy, shock treatment - treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions |
insulin shock therapy
insulin shock therapy[′in·sə·lən ¦shäk ′ther·ə·pē] (medicine) Administration of large doses of insulin to induce hypoglycemic comas, followed by administration of glucose, in the treatment of certain psychotic disorders. insulin shock therapy
insulin shock therapyAn obsolete form of shock therapy in which a patient was deliberately made hypoglycemic with injected insulin. insulin shock therapy
Related to insulin shock therapy: lobotomy, psychosurgery, John NashSynonyms for insulin shock therapynoun the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and comaSynonyms- insulin shock treatment
- insulin shock
Related Words- shock therapy
- shock treatment
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