Aegrotat
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Aegrotat
pronounced eegrohtat, is a medical certificate
of illness
excusing student's sickness. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom
and the Commonwealth
, in the context of degrees
and courses considered as passed by a student too ill to finish the appropriate material. Aegrotat is the only surviving remnant in English of the Latin verb aegrotare (fall ill, make ill).
pronounced eegrohtat, is a medical certificate
Medical certificate
A medical certificate is a document stating either that a person has passed a medical examination, or that a person is unfit for work for a stated period of time .- See also :* Documentation* Medical documentation...
of illness
Illness
Illness is a state of poor health. Illness is sometimes considered another word for disease. Others maintain that fine distinctions exist...
excusing student's sickness. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and the Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
, in the context of degrees
British undergraduate degree classification
The British undergraduate degree classification system is a grading scheme for undergraduate degrees in the United Kingdom...
and courses considered as passed by a student too ill to finish the appropriate material. Aegrotat is the only surviving remnant in English of the Latin verb aegrotare (fall ill, make ill).