life-threatening
adjective
life-threat·en·ing
ˈlīf-ˌthre-tᵊn-iŋ 
-ˌthret-niŋ
: capable of causing death : potentially fatal
a life-threatening disease/condition
The injuries are serious but not life-threatening.
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Two students were hospitalized in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, while another three students and a teacher suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
The office last reviewed how the DCFS handled a case in 2022 after the agency placed a 4-year-old with a foster mother who admitted inflicting life-threatening injuries that left him in a coma.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Focus On What Really Matters And The Positives In the span of just a few weeks, my father and my husband were hospitalized in life-threatening emergencies.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Periods of whiteout conditions are expected across Marias Pass and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
The office last reviewed how the DCFS handled a case in 2022 after the agency placed a 4-year-old with a foster mother who admitted inflicting life-threatening injuries that left him in a coma.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Focus On What Really Matters And The Positives In the span of just a few weeks, my father and my husband were hospitalized in life-threatening emergencies.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Periods of whiteout conditions are expected across Marias Pass and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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life-threatening
adjective
life-threat·en·ing
ˈlīf-ˌthret-ən-iŋ
: capable of causing death : potentially fatal
life-threatening injuries
a life-threatening allergic reaction
life-threatening arrhythmia
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