Piemaster
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what does it actually mean? As used in all sorts of yank tv shows
"Lock down the area. Stat!"
"Lock down the area. Stat!"
STAT!
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grhm
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It comes from the latin "statim" which means "immediately".
It's also common in medical use e.g. "Get me 10cc's of caffeine, stat!"
(Although I'm not sure caffeine is that common a medical demand!!)
It's also common in medical use e.g. "Get me 10cc's of caffeine, stat!"
(Although I'm not sure caffeine is that common a medical demand!!)
Wolf04
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grhm said:
It is in this medical school!!!
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Piemaster
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grhm said:
Wonder how many people using it know that?
grhm
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I suspect the medics might do - a lot of medical terms are derived from latin (or are actually latin).
I've always assumed it was common knowledge - same as knowing things like "i.e." stands for "id est" (which translates to "that is") - but then I'm odd (and getting odder each day) and I did do latin GCSE (but it was over 15 years ago)
I've always assumed it was common knowledge - same as knowing things like "i.e." stands for "id est" (which translates to "that is") - but then I'm odd (and getting odder each day
) and I did do latin GCSE (but it was over 15 years ago)
