adverb
stat
Immediately, especially in medical orders.
The doctor requests the test stat.
Etymology
Stat shortens the Latin adverb statim. Medical instructions use the abbreviation to require action at once.
More examples
- The nurse called for assistance stat.
- The chart marked the laboratory order stat.
- He explained that stat meant immediately.
Forms
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Similar words
- immediately
- Immediately is ordinary language rather than clinical shorthand.
- urgently
- Urgently emphasizes priority but may not mean without any delay.