insulin-coma therapy

[ in-suh-lin-koh-muh, ins-yuh- ]

/ ˈɪn sə lɪnˌkoʊ mə, ˈɪns yə- /

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noun Psychiatry.

a former treatment for mental illness, especially schizophrenia, employing insulin-induced hypoglycemia as a method for producing convulsive seizures.

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Also called in·su·lin-shock ther·apy

[in-suh-lin-shok, ins-yuh-]. /ˈɪn sə lɪnˌʃɒk, ˈɪns yə-/.

Words nearby insulin-coma therapy

insulating tape, insulation, insulative, insulator, insulin, insulin-coma therapy, insulinize, insulinlike growth factor, insulinoma, insulin pump, insulin reaction

How to use insulin-coma therapy in a sentence

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He then retired into solitude near Coma, passing his time in manual labour, prayer, and study.
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