STATUS EPILEPTICUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (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)

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