1 C1 formal
(Medical jargon) To remove a patient from immediate or emergency monitoring status once stable
"The doctor decided to stat out the patient from the ICU after his vitals normalized."
separable
stat out
C1 formal separable transitive
To stabilize and discharge a patient from a medical monitoring status, or to remove a statistical outlier from data
In plain English
To take someone out of an emergency or intensive-monitoring situation once they are stable
What does "stat out" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 C1 formal
(Statistics jargon) To identify and remove a statistical outlier from a dataset
"The researcher chose to stat out two anomalous results before running the final analysis."
separable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To take something out of a 'stat' (immediate/critical) status
Actually means
To take someone out of an emergency or intensive-monitoring situation once they are stable
Usage tip
Highly specialized jargon used in medical and statistical contexts. 'Stat' derives from the Latin 'statim' (immediately) in medical use, and 'statistics' in data contexts. Not used in everyday conversation. ESL learners are unlikely to encounter this outside professional settings.
Words that pair with "stat out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
patient data outlier case results
How to conjugate "stat out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
stat out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
stats out
he/she/it
Past simple
stated out
yesterday
Past participle
stated out
have + pp
-ing form
stating out
continuous
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clear discharge remove from monitoring stabilize
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