mcg
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- noun
- /ɛm si dʒi/
- Specialized
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mcg
- During his final stay in the hospital, toxicology tests showed 4,895 mcg of arsenic in his system.
- mcg ethinyloestradiol
- mcg of salbutamol
- mcg misoprostol
Examples
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During pregnancy, 10 mcg of vitamin D daily is recommended.
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Patches are available in strengths of 25, 50, 75, and 100 mcg/hr for 3 days.
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About six years ago, I was on 150 mcg, and I felt best on that dosage.
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When I was taken off Levo, I was on .275 mcg, and my TSH was still out of range.
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After administration of misoprostol in doses ranging from 200 mcg to 600 mcg, there was a significant increase in uterine pressure.
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A prenatal supplement with 400 to 600 mcg of vitamin B folic acid should be taken.
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Suggest that she has a trial of treatment with 200 mcg inhaled beclometasone (or equivalent) twice daily, with home peak flow monitoring.
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You perform spirometry with reversibility, using 400 mcg of salbutamol through a spacer.
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Given Joan's current morphine dose, the starting dose of the patch should be 52.5 mcg/hr.
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Doctors often recommend a daily intake of 400 mcg of folate for pregnant women.
Synonyms
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A very small unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram
Surface Forms
Morphology
mcg = microgram (transparent) = m + c + g
Standard clipped abbreviation of 'microgram' used in medical contexts; meaning directly corresponds to the full word.
Etymology
Mcg is short for micro- and gram, where micro- means 'small' and gram means 'a unit of weight'. So mcg means a very small weight, one millionth of a gram.