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stat

adverb/stæt/

B2CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

Immediately and without delay, from the Latin statim, used for orders that must be carried out at once.

The physician ordered a stat dose of epinephrine when the patient developed anaphylaxis.

Similar: immediately, at once

Topic: US nursing English in Medical English

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