status epilepticus
/ (ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪkəs) /
Save This Word!
noun
a condition in which repeated epileptic seizures occur without the patient gaining consciousness between them. If untreated for a prolonged period it can lead to long-term disability or death
QUIZZES
THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Words nearby status epilepticus
stature, statured, status, status asthmaticus, status bar, status epilepticus, status group, status Indian, status quo, status symbol, status zero
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Example sentences from the Web for status epilepticus
Medical definitions for status epilepticus
status epilepticus
[ ĕp′ə-lĕp′tĭ-kəs ]
n.
A condition in which one major attack of epilepsy succeeds another with little or no intermission.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.