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Clinical Calculations
Metric Units and Abbreviations
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/12/2013
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Term
kilo
 Definition
1000
(one thousand)
Term
hecto
 Definition
100
(one hundred)
Term
deka
 Definition
10
(ten)
Term
deci
 Definition
0.1
(one-tenth)
Term
centi
 Definition
0.01
(one-hundredth)
Term
milli
 Definition
0.001
(one-thousandth)
Term
micro
 Definition
0.000001
(one-millionth)(5 zeros)
Term
nano
 Definition
o.000000001
(one-billionth)(8 zeros)
Term
kilogram - weight
 Definition
1000 grams
kg / KG
Term
gram - weight
 Definition
1 gram
g / gm
G / GM
Term
milligram - weight
 Definition
0.01
mg / mgm
Term
microgram - weight
 Definition
0.000001 (5 zeros)
mcg
Term
nanogram - weight
 Definition
0.000000001 (8 zeros)
ng
Term
kiloliter - volume
 Definition
1000 liters
kl / KL
Term
liter - volume
 Definition
1 liter
l / L
Term
deciliter - volume
 Definition
0.1 liter
dl / dL
Term
milliliter - volume
 Definition
0.001 liter
ml / ML
Term
kilometer - length
 Definition
1000 meters
km / KM
Term
metric - length
 Definition
meter
m / M
Term
centimeter - length
 Definition
0.01 meter
cm
Term
millimeter - length
 Definition
0.001 meter
mm
Term
hectogram - weight
 Definition
100 grams
hg
Term
dekagram - weight
 Definition
10 grams
dag
Term
decigram - weight
 Definition
0.1 grams
dg
Term
centigram - weight
 Definition
0.01 grams
cg
Term
hectoliter - volume
 Definition
100 liters
hL
Term
dekaliter - volume
 Definition
10 liters
daL
Term
centiliter - volume
 Definition
0.01 liters
cL
Term
hectometer - length
 Definition
100 meters
hm
Term
dekamter - length
 Definition
10 meters
dam
Term
decimeter - length
 Definition
0.1 meter
dm
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