stat

¹

[ stat ]

adverb

, Informal.

1. with no delay: (used especially in medical contexts in reference to the administration of a drug or as a medical directive): The patient was given a stat dose of morphine.

   Blood work will be done stat.

   The patient was given a stat dose of morphine.

   I need a copy of the spreadsheet, stat!

stat.

²

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) immediately.

stat

³

[ stat ]

noun

1. statistic.
2. Usually stats. statistics.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or containing statistics:

   Some sports fans memorize all the stat sheets published about a team.

stat.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. statuary.
2. statue.
3. statute.

stat

⁵

[ stat ]

noun

1. Also 'stat. thermostat.
2. photostat ( def 2 ).

-stat

⁶

1. a combining form used in the names of devices that stabilize or make constant what is specified by the initial element:

   thermostat; rheostat.

stat.

¹

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) immediately
2. stationary
3. statute

-stat

²

combining form

1. indicating a device that causes something to remain stationary or constant

   thermostat

Word History and Origins

Origin of stat¹

First recorded in 1875–80; from Latin statim “immediately, at once”

Origin of stat²

stat ¹( def )

Origin of stat³

First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening

Origin of stat⁴

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

Origin of stat⁵

< Greek -statēs, equivalent to sta- (stem of histánai to make stand; stand ) + -tēs agent noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of stat¹

(sense 1) from Latin statim

Origin of stat²

from Greek -statēs , from histanai to cause to stand

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