HyperDic: insulin_shock_therapy

English > 1 sense of the expression *insulin shock therapy*:
NOUN	act	insulin shock therapy, insulin shock, insulin shock treatment	the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma

English > *insulin shock therapy*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma.
Synonyms	insulin shock, insulin shock treatment
Broader	shock therapy, shock treatment	treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
Spanish	insulinización, shock insulínico