| STAT | A common medical abbreviation which is used to imply urgent or rush. It is derived from a latin word statim which means immediately. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Stat5a serine kinase | <enzyme> Do not confuse with stat5a protein Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| statampere | The electrostatic unit of current; the flow of 1 electrostatic unit of charge (1 statcoulomb) per second; equal to 3.335641 × 10-10 ampere. Origin: G. Statos, standing (stationary), + ampere (05 Mar 2000) |
| statcoulomb | The electrostatic unit of charge, such that two objects, each carrying such a charge and separated (centre to centre) by 1 cm in a vacuum, will repel each other with a force of 1 dyne (or 10-5 newton); equal to 3.335641 × 10-10 coulomb. Origin: G. Statos, standing (stationary), + coulomb (05 Mar 2000) |
| state | <chemistry> The condition of the system at a given time, it is usually defined by an equation which is called an equation of state. (09 Jan 1998) |
| state dentistry | Control, direction and financing of the total dental care of the population by a national government. (12 Dec 1998) |
| state function | <chemistry> A property that is independent of the pathway, this function can be used to define or specify the state of the system. (09 Jan 1998) |
| state government | The complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through which the function of governing the state is carried out (u.s. Only). (12 Dec 1998) |
| state health planning and development agencies | Agencies established under pl93-641 to coordinate, conduct, and implement state health planning activities. Two primary responsibilities are the preparation of an annual state health plan and giving assistance to the statewide health coordinating council. (12 Dec 1998) |
| state health plans | State plans prepared by the state health planning and development agencies which are made up from plans submitted by the health systems agencies and subject to review and revision by the statewide health coordinating council. (12 Dec 1998) |
| state hospital | A hospital supported in part by taxpayers and administered by state government officials. (05 Mar 2000) |
| state implementation plan | A state plan required by the Clean Air act to bring nonattainment areas into compliance with federal ambient air quality standards. (05 Dec 1998) |
| state medicine | A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population. (12 Dec 1998) |
| state-dependent learning | Learning during a specific state of sleep or wakefulness, or during a chemically altered state, where retrieval of learned information (e.g., as measured by performance of a learned response) cannot be demonstrated unless the subject is restored to the state that originally existed during learning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stateswoman | A woman concerned in public affairs. "A rare stateswoman; I admire her bearing." (B. Jonson) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pH-stat | A device for continuously sensing the pH of a solution and automatically adding acid or alkali as necessary to keep the pH constant; used to follow the time course of reactions that liberate an acid or alkali. (05 Mar 2000) |
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