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insulin shock

DEFINITIONS OF: insulin shock

1

n hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma

Synonyms:
insulin reaction
Type of:
shock
(pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor

n the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma

Synonyms:
insulin shock therapy, insulin shock treatment
Type of:
shock therapy, shock treatment
treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
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