1. The administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma
   "Metrazol shock therapy was used in the past to treat mental illnesses"; "Metrazol shock treatment was an early form of convulsive therapy used in psychiatry";
   - metrazol shock therapy, metrazol shock treatment

1. A drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark
   "Metrazol was once used in psychiatric treatments but is now rarely employed";
   - pentylenetetrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol

Type of: med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, shock therapy, shock treatment

Encyclopedia: Metrazol