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  2. Microgram - Wikipedia

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    In the metric system, a microgram or microgramme is a unit of mass equal to one millionth (1 × 10 −6) of a gram.The unit symbol is μg according to the International System of Units (SI); the recommended symbol in the United States and United Kingdom when communicating medical information is mcg.

  3. Orders of magnitude (mass) - Wikipedia

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    10 1 g dag decagram 10 −2 g cg: centigram: 10 2 g hg hectogram 10 −3 g mg: milligram: 10 3 g kg: kilogram: 10 −6 g μg: microgram (mcg) 10 6 g Mg megagram 10 −9 g ng: nanogram: 10 9 g Gg gigagram 10 −12 g pg picogram 10 12 g Tg teragram 10 −15 g fg femtogram 10 15 g Pg petagram 10 −18 g ag attogram 10 18 g Eg exagram 10 −21 g zg ...

  4. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    The symbol g 0 is used to denote standard gravity in order to avoid confusion with the (upright) g symbol for gram. Mass; Name of unit Symbol Definition Relation to ...

  5. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    send or dispense, e.g. number of tablets provided Can be confused with m,. misce, context-dependent mane: mane: in the morning max. maximum maximum mcg microgram: recommended replacement for "μg" which may be confused with "mg" mdi metered dose inhaler m.d.u. more dicto utendus: to be used as directed mEq milliequivalent mg milligram

  6. List of metric units - Wikipedia

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    The gamma (γ) is a unit of mass equal to one microgram (1 μg). The gravet is a unit of mass equal to one gram (1 g). The grave is a unit of mass equal to one kilogram (1 kg). The bar is a unit of mass equal to one megagram (1 Mg).

  7. Micro- - Wikipedia

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    The two alternatives are to abbreviate as "mcg" [14] [3] or to write out "microgram" in full (see also List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions). The alternative abbreviation may be ambiguous in rare circumstances in that mcg could also be read as a micrigram , i.e. 10 −14 g; however the prefix micri is not standard, nor widely ...

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    Health insurance industry officials remain uncharacteristically reserved in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4.. A week after the attack, the ...

  9. Metric prefix - Wikipedia

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    The units kilogram, gram, milligram, microgram, and smaller are commonly used for measurement of mass. However, megagram, gigagram, and larger are rarely used; tonnes (and kilotonnes, megatonnes, etc.) or scientific notation are used instead. The megagram does not share the risk of confusion that the tonne has with other units with the name "ton".