status epilepticus

noun

A serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which an epileptic seizure becomes prolonged or multiple seizures occur successively without regaining of functions interictally.

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Meanings

nounstatus epilepticus (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which an epileptic seizure becomes prolonged or multiple seizures occur successively without regaining of functions interictally.

    She was entering the realms of prolonged seizure activity or status epilepticus, which is a medical emergency that carries a 20 per cent risk of death.

    2020, Dr Amir Khan, The Doctor Will See You Now, Ebury Press (2021), page 127

Origin

From Latin.

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Translations

Finnish status epilepticus
  • status epilepticuscondition
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APA

status epilepticus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/status%20epilepticus

MLA

“status epilepticus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/status%20epilepticus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “status epilepticus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/status%20epilepticus.

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