insulin shock therapy

noun

An outdated type of shock therapy effected by means of injecting an overdose of insulin.

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insulin shockinsulin shock treatment
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Meanings

nouninsulin shock therapy (usually uncountable, plural insulin shock therapies)

plural insulin shock therapies

  1. dateduncountableusuallyhuman sciencesAn outdated type of shock therapy effected by means of injecting an overdose of insulin.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma

Similar
insulin shockinsulin shock treatment
Broader
shock therapyshock treatment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish leczenie wstrząsami insulinowymi
  • leczenie wstrząsami insulinowymitherapy
Romanian terapie de șoc cu insulină
  • terapie de șoc cu insulinătherapy
Russian инсулѝнокомато́зная терапи́я
  • инсулѝнокомато́зная терапи́я (insulìnokomatóznaja terapíja)therapy
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APA

insulin shock therapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insulin%20shock%20therapy

MLA

“insulin shock therapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insulin%20shock%20therapy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insulin shock therapy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insulin%20shock%20therapy.

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