milligram

especially British, mil·li·gramme

[mil-i-gram]

noun

1. a unit of mass or weight equal to one thousandth of a gram, and equivalent to 0.0154 grain. mg

milligram

/ ˈmɪlɪˌɡræm /

noun

1. mg. one thousandth of a gram

milligram

1. A unit of mass or weight in the metric system equal to 0.001 gram.

2. See Table at measurement

Word History and Origins

Origin of milligram¹

From the French word milligramme, dating back to 1800–10. See milli-, -gram ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of milligram¹

C19: from French

Example Sentences

Participants on the highest dose of 36 milligrams lost around 10 percent of their body weight after 72 weeks, compared to two percent for the group taking a placebo, according to the study.

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More than a quarter of Americans have levels of LDL cholesterol that are considered high—130 milligrams per deciliter—according to the most recent data from AHA.

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Using these records, the research team reviewed the outcomes of 33,833 veterans who received baseline treatment with 500 milligrams of nicotinamide twice daily for more than 30 days.

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With many researchers wanting to run tests on it, each experiment could only use a few tens of milligrams, fractions of a grain of rice.

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Carfentanil, which is 10,000 times more potent than morphine, can be lethal at a fraction of the two milligram range for fentanyl, health officials said.

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