What does the term "STAT" actually stand for as in like hurry up?
2007-01-16 04:48:17 · 3 answers · asked by kyle 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
STAT: Medical term used to imply urgent or rush. It may appear in lower case letters as stat or in capital letters as STAT, as in "Treatment may include STAT surgery." The term is derived from the Latin word "statim" which means immediately.
2007-01-16 04:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by MommaSchmitt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stat is a word usually meaning to hurry because of an emergency. It also means "at once".Example, Get the doctor in here "stat". CAll the ambulance "stat." In games like football, is means statisics,statue,
2007-01-16 12:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stat, an abbreviation of the Latin statim, a medical term meaning "immediately"
2007-01-16 14:52:02 · answer #3 · answered by dotdotdot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋