milligramme
milligram
noun mee-lee-GRAM Rare
Origin: From French milli- (thousandth) + gramme.
Usage Note
Milligramme is the standard SI unit equal to one thousandth of a gram, abbreviated mg. It is the unit most commonly used in pharmacy and medicine for drug dosages. The plural is milligrammes; note that French spelling retains the final '-e' unlike the abbreviated symbol. It is also written milligramme in official metric usage (not milligram as in English).
Examples
"Prenez deux comprimés de cinq cents milligrammes."
Natural Translation
Take two tablets of five hundred milligrams.
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