What does STAT mean?

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Why: Tijia has the cough-n-sniffles. I told her to get "Advil Cold & Sinus! STAT!"

Answer: It is short for the Latin word statim, which means "immediately."

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The More You Know: Some other Latin medical shorthand:

• a.c. - ante cibum, "before meals"
  
• h.s. - hora somni, "at bedtime"
• M. - misce, "mix"
• m.d.u. - more dicto utendus, "to be used as directed"
• nebul - nebula, "a spray"
• q.a.d. - quoque alternis die, "every other day"
• s - sine, "without"
• s.a. - secundum artem, "use your judgment"
• s.o.s. - si opus sit, "if there is a need"
• ung. - unguentum, "ointment"