mg
Thousandth of gram
Mg is an abbreviation for milligram, one-thousandth of a gram—the standard unit for measuring small quantities in medicine and nutrition: Take 500 mg twice daily, Each tablet contains 200 mg of ibuprofen.
Dosages, vitamin content, and chemical quantities are almost always expressed in mg. (Capitalized Mg is the chemical symbol for magnesium.)
One-thousandth gram
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- microgramMillionth of a gram
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milligram
One-thousandth gram
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dosage
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