different between mcg vs microgram

mcg

Translingual

Noun

mcg

  1. (medicine) (metrology) Symbol for microgram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10?6 grams.

Usage notes

This abbreviation is used in the medical field instead of the standard abbreviation ?g to avoid the chance that in handwritten dosing instructions it would be misread as mg (milligram) resulting 1000 times the intended dose.

Synonyms

  • µg

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microgram

English

Etymology

micro- +? gram

Noun

microgram (plural micrograms)

  1. A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams (symbol: ?g or mcg).

Translations


Romanian

Etymology

From French microgramme

Noun

microgram n (plural micrograme)

  1. microgram

Declension

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