The electrostatic unit of current; the flow of 1 electrostatic unit of charge (1 statcoulomb) per second; equal to 3.335641 × 10−10 ampere. [G. statos, standing (stationary), + ampere]
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stat·am·pere 'stat-.am-pi(ə)r n the cgs electrostatic unit of current equal to about 3.3 × 10-10 ampere
Medical dictionary. 2011.