STATUS EPILEPTICUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does status epilepticus mean? 

• STATUS EPILEPTICUS (noun)
  The noun STATUS EPILEPTICUS has 1 sense:

1. a condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to brain damage and death

  Familiarity information: STATUS EPILEPTICUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STATUS EPILEPTICUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to brain damage and death

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("status epilepticus" is a kind of...):

epilepsy (a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions)