insulin shock

1. 1.

   hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma

   Synonymsinsulin reaction

   Broadershock

   Partshypoglycemia
2. 2.

   the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma

   Synonymsinsulin shock therapyinsulin shock treatment

   Broadershock therapy

Questions about insulin shock

What does insulin shock mean?

insulin shock means "hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for insulin shock?

Close synonyms include insulin reaction, insulin shock therapy, insulin shock treatment. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is insulin shock a common word?

insulin shock is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.