Quantitative Concept
milligram
mil·li·gram [ mil-i-gram ]
Definitions related to milligram:
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(mg) A unit of mass equal to one thousandth (1E-3) of a gram.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A measure of weight. A milligram is approximately 450,000 times smaller than a pound and 28,000 times smaller than an ounce.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram or 1000 micrograms. One milligram equals approximately 0.015 432 grain or 35.274 x 10E-6 ounce.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A metric unit of weight equivalent to one-thousandth of a gram. Abbreviated as mg.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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