grain

[grān]

1. a seed, especially of a cereal plant.

2. the smallest unit in the apothecaries' and avoirdupois systems, equal to 0.065 of a gram; abbreviated gr.

grain

(grān),

1. One of the cereal plants, or its seed.

2. A hard, minute particle of any substance, for example, sand.

3. A unit of weight equivalent to 0.064799 grain [For other equivalents, see appendix, Weights and Measures].

4. A macroscopically visible cluster of organisms living in tissue of patients with actinomycosis or mycetoma.

5. A particle of a silver halide in a photographic emulsion.

[L. granum]

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grain

(1) An obsolete, non-SI (International System) unit of weight formerly used by pharmacists, equal to 0.0648 g.
(2) A nonspecific term for any granule particle (e.g., a psammoma body), seen by light microscopy; the term is no longer used in pathology.
(3) A cereal plant—e.g., barley, oat, wheat—or seed thereof.

grain

(gr) (grān)

1. Cereal plants (e.g., corn, wheat, or rye), or a seed of one of them.

2. A minute, hard particle of any substance, as of sand.

3. A unit of weight, 1/60 dram (apoth. or troy), 1/437.5 avoirdupois ounce, 1/480 troy ounce, 1/5760 troy pound, 1/7000 avoirdupois pound; the equivalent of 0.064799 gram.

[L. granum]

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grain

(gr) (grān)

1. One of the cereal plants, or its seed.

2. A hard, minute particle of any substance, e.g., sand.

3. The grain is obsolete as a unit in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and nursing. Avoid abbreviationgr, which is subject to frequent misinterpretation. A unit of weight equivalent to 64.79 mg.

4. A particle of a silver halide in a photographic emulsion.

[L. granum]

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Patient discussion about grain

Q. What and how much intake should I have 1. Vegetables, 2. Fruits and whole grain… I am 21 years old and would like to know that in order to get the required fiber per day what and how much intake should I have 1. Vegetables, 2. Fruits and whole grain…

A. actually men under 50 should have 38 grams a day of fiber. here is a nice article about fiber consuming and a list of foods that contain fiber and the amount of it:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/fiber/NU00033/METHOD=print

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