stat
1[ stat ]
/ stæt /
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adverb, adjective Informal.
with no delay: (used especially in medical contexts in reference to the administration of a drug or as a medical directive): Blood work will be done stat.The patient was given a stat dose of morphine. I need a copy of the spreadsheet, stat!
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Origin of stat
1First recorded in 1875–80; from Latin statim “immediately, at once”
Other definitions for stat (2 of 6)
stat2
[ stat ]
/ stæt /
noun
Usually stats . statistics.
adjective
of, relating to, or containing statistics: Some sports fans memorize all the stat sheets published about a team.
Origin of stat
2First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening
Other definitions for stat (3 of 6)
Origin of stat
3First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening
Other definitions for stat (4 of 6)
-stat
a combining form used in the names of devices that stabilize or make constant what is specified by the initial element: thermostat; rheostat.
Origin of -stat
<Greek -statēs, equivalent to sta- (stem of histánai to make stand; see stand) + -tēs agent noun suffix
Other definitions for stat (5 of 6)
stat.1
abbreviation
(in prescriptions) immediately.
Origin of stat.
1see origin at stat1
Other definitions for stat (6 of 6)
stat.2
abbreviation
statuary.
statue.
statute.
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British Dictionary definitions for stat (1 of 2)
-stat
n combining form
indicating a device that causes something to remain stationary or constantthermostat
Word Origin for -stat
from Greek -statēs, from histanai to cause to stand
British Dictionary definitions for stat (2 of 2)
stat.
abbreviation for
(in prescriptions) immediately
stationary
statute
Word Origin for stat.
(sense 1) from Latin statim
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