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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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PRONUNCIATION:  stt
ADVERB: With no delay; at once.
ADJECTIVE: Immediate: “Next I want a stat EKG and a chest film” (David Shobin).
ETYMOLOGY:Short for Latin statim. See st- in Appendix I.
 
 
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