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doa

DOA (dead on arrival)

noun dee-oh-AH Less Common

Usage Note

DOA is an acronym borrowed from English 'dead on arrival,' used in Italian medical and bureaucratic contexts to describe a patient who arrives at hospital without vital signs. It is invariable and always written in uppercase. In informal tech usage it can also describe a product that arrives broken.

Examples

"Il paziente era DOA all'arrivo in ospedale."

Natural Translation

The patient was DOA on arrival at the hospital.

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