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mcg

American  

abbreviation

  1. microgram.


MCG British  

abbreviation

  1. Melbourne Cricket Ground

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Look for those listing 10 mcg or more per serving — about half your daily need — on the label.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2022

Each dose, given three weeks apart, is 10 mcg instead of the 30-mcg dose authorized for teens and adults.

From Scientific American • Oct. 29, 2021

NIH recommends 1.7 mcg for men and 1.5 mcg for women.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2021

I went to my oncology appt with the studies in hand and got my Rx for Estradiol 10 mcg.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2018

The Scottish air quality objective is 18 mcg per cubic metre.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2018

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