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microgram /mi·cro·gram/ (μg) (mi´kro-gram) one millionth (10−6) of a gram.
mi·cro·gram (mkr-grm)
n.
Abbr. g, mcg A unit of weight equal to one-millionth (10-6) of a gram.

microgram (μg)
[mī′krəgram]
a unit of measurement of mass equal to one millionth (10-6) of a gram. See also gram.

microgram (μg) [mi´kro-gram]
one millionth (10−6) of a gram.

microgram
one-millionth (10−6) gram, or one-thousandth (10−3) milligram; abbreviated μg.


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