STAT means now. Everything else means consult a specialist.
The British spelling of hematology, proving that even blood specialists can't agree on vowel placement. It's the study of blood and blood-producing organs, with extra 'a' for that Commonwealth flair. Same diseases, same microscopes, different spellingāmedicine's tribute to linguistic diversity.
In medicine, referring to the controversial practice of diluting substances to microscopic (or non-existent) levels while claiming therapeutic effects. In business slang, sarcastically describing anything so diluted or minimal it's essentially useless. When your boss gives you a "homeopathic" budget increase, you got 0.5%.
Abnormally decreased volume of circulating blood. When you don't have enough blood for your body to properly functionāessentially running on fumes.
Excessive blood volume causing circulatory overloadābasically your blood vessels are overstuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey.
A needle, syringe, or injection administered beneath the skinābecause apparently we live in an era where getting stabbed by medical professionals is therapeutic. The go-to method for delivering drugs, vaccines, and regret directly into your subcutaneous tissue.
The organism (you) that a pathogen invades and uses as real estateābasically becoming an unwilling landlord.
When blood pressure and circulation decide to go haywireābasically your cardiovascular system having a meltdown.