status epilepticus

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin.

Noun

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

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From New Latin status epilepticus.

Noun

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status epilepticus

  1. status epilepticus

Declension

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Possessive forms of status epilepticus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)