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Noun: insulin shock therapy
  1. The administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma
    "Insulin shock therapy was an early treatment for schizophrenia, but is no longer used";
    - insulin shock, insulin shock treatment

Derived forms: insulin shock therapies

Type of: shock therapy, shock treatment

Encyclopedia: Insulin shock therapy