"status epilepticus" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} status epilepticus (uncountable)
  1. (pathology) A serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which an epileptic seizure becomes prolonged or multiple seizures occur successively without regaining of functions interictally. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases Translations (condition): status epilepticus (Finnish)
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