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Statim

Statim is Latin for "immediately" and is used abbreviated, stat, in medical terminology for the same meaning. For example, if a patient is dying a physician might shout "Get a crash cart stat!" indicating that the lifesaving tools be brought as fast as possible.



07-14-2008 23:18:10
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