milligrams

Medication label units

Milligrams is the plural of milligram, a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram.

The milligram is standard for measuring small quantities in medicine and nutrition: The tablet contains 500 milligrams of acetaminophen.

Abbreviated mg.

dosage

prescription

Medical dispensing authorization

  • doseQuantity of medicine
  • capsuleEnclosed dose container
  • tabletFlat portable computing device

medication · syringe · oral · intravenous · subcutaneous · administration · therapeutic · potency · strength · regimen

measurement

ounces

Units of weight

mass · metric · units · conversion · precision · calibration · accuracy · laboratory · analytical · quantification

smallquantity

trace

Minute remnant or pursue

speck · grain · infinitesimal · minute · tiny · threshold · detectable · negligible · residue · concentration

Categories
Opposites
magnitude/scale

milligramsmegatons

Million-ton explosive units

kilotons · gigatons · tonnes · metric tons · tons

measurement system

milligramsounces

Units of weight

pounds · grains · drams · stones · tons

Phrases
Family

milligram, milligramme, milligrammes

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G