Common Prefixes used in Health Care and Metric Abbreviations and Units of Weight Conversion
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melilifegoeson on September 14, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Kilo | 1,000 or one thousand times |
| Hecto | 100 or one hundred times |
| Deka | 10 or ten times |
| Deci | 0.1 or one tenth |
| Centi | 0.01 or one hundredth part of |
| Milli | 0.001 or one thousandth part of |
| Micro | 0.000001 or one millionth part of |
| g | gram |
| mcg | microgram |
| mg | milligram |
| kg | kilogram |
| L | liter |
| dL | deciliter |
| mL | milliliter |
| 1 kilogram (kg) | 1,000 grams (g) |
| 1 gram (g) | 1,000 milligrams (mg) |
| 1 milligram (mg) | 1,000 micrograms (mcg) |
| 1 L | 1,000 mL |
| 1 mL | 0.001 L |
| liter | basic unit (volume) |
| milliliter | 1 thousand times smaller than a liter |
| cubic centimeter | is the amount of space that 1 mL of liquid occupies |
| cubic centimeter (cc) is the same as | milliliter (mL) used interchangeably |
| 1 quart | 1000 mL |
| 1 pint | 500 mL |
| 1 gram (g) = ___ mg | 1000 milligram (mg) |
| 1,000 microgram (mcg) = ___ mg | 1 milligram (mg) |
| 1 kilogram (kg) = ___ g | 1,000 grams |
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