Microgram
Microgram
A Microgram (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Microgram
- Wikipedia's article - Microgram
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI). The term is derived from the Greek words micro meaning small and gramma meaning letter. It is equivalent to one millionth (1/1,000,000) of a gram or one thousandth (1/1,000) of a milligram.
Etymology
The term Microgram is derived from the Greek words micros meaning small and gramma meaning letter. The symbol for microgram is µg, which is a Greek letter mu (µ) followed by the Latin g for gram.
Usage in Medicine
In medicine, the microgram is commonly used to measure the amount of a medication or substance in a specific volume of liquid. For example, many medications are prescribed in doses measured in micrograms to ensure precise dosage.
Related Terms
- Gram: A gram is a metric system unit of mass. One gram is equal to one thousand micrograms.
- Milligram: A milligram is a unit of mass in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a gram, or one million micrograms.
- International System of Units: The International System of Units (SI) is the modern form of the metric system and is the most widely used system of measurement.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Microgram
- Wikipedia's article - Microgram
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski