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insulin shock: see hyperinsulinism hyperinsulinism, presence in the system of an above-normal amount of insulin, the substance secreted by the pancreas and needed by the body to utilize sugar.
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insulin shock [′in·sə·lən ¦shäk]

(medicine)

Clinical manifestation of hypoglycemia due to excess amounts of insulin in the blood.

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