INSULIN-COMA THERAPY


Meaning of INSULIN-COMA THERAPY in English

/in"seuh lin koh'meuh, ins"yeuh-/ , Psychiatry.

a former treatment for mental illness, esp. schizophrenia, employing insulin-induced hypoglycemia as a method for producing convulsive seizures. Also called insulin-shock therapy /in"seuh lin shok', ins"yeuh-/ .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .