insulin-coma therapy

[ in-suh-lin-koh-muh, ins-yuh- ]
/ ˈɪn sə lɪnˌkoʊ mə, ˈɪns yə- /

noun Psychiatry.

a former treatment for mental illness, especially schizophrenia, employing insulin-induced hypoglycemia as a method for producing convulsive seizures.
Also called in·su·lin-shock ther·apy [in-suh-lin-shok, ins-yuh-] /ˈɪn sə lɪnˌʃɒk, ˈɪns yə-/.

Words nearby insulin-coma therapy

insulin pump, insulin reaction, insulin resistance, insulin shock, insulin-antagonizing factor, insulin-coma therapy, insulin-dependent diabetes, insulinemia, insulinize, insulinlike activity, insulinlike growth factor