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MOSTCOMMONMETRICUNITSUSEDINTHEMEDICALFIELD

Micro(mc) microgram

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‐6

 Onemillionth 0.000001

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,,

ofthebaseunit

Milli(m) milligram

milliliter*

millimeter

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Onethousandth 0.001

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,

ofthebaseunit

Centi(c) centimeter 10

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Onehundredth  0.01

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

ofthebaseunit

Deci(d) deciliter 10

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Onetenth 0.1

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

ofthebaseunit

BASE

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gram(g)

liter(L)

meter(m)

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One 1 1timesthebaseunit

Kilo(k) kilogram 10

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Thousand 1,000 1,000timesthebaseunit

*1cc=1mL

      

Kilo 

 hecto

 deca

 *BASE 

 deci

 centi

 milli

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King Henry Died (froma) Disease Called Mumps.

(k) (h) (da) gram(g) (d) (c) (m)

 liter(L)

 meter(m)

      

To convert from one unit of measurement to the other, move the decimal to the right or left and add the

appropriatezeros.

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Example: 1dg=?kg

Togofromdecitokiloyoumovethedecimal4placestotheleft

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Therefore,1dg=0.0001kg

0 0 0 1

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THE METRIC STAIRCASE

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source: laniertech.edu

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