This section is from the book "A Text-Book Of Materia Medica, Pharmacology And Therapeutics", by George F. Butler. Also available from Amazon: A text-book of materia medica, pharmacology and therapeutics.
The measures of length employed in prescription writing are the millimeter, centimeter, decimeter, and meter.
10 millimeters | make | 1 centimeter. |
10 centimeters | " | 1 decimeter. |
10 decimeters | " | 1 Meter. |
1 millimeter is written 1mm, or M.001 | equal in inches to .039370432, approx. 1/25. |
1 centimeter " I cm., " M .01, | " " .39370432, " 2/5. |
1 decimeter " I dm., " M .1, | " " 3.9370432, " 4. |
1 Meter " 1 M., " M 1., | " " 39.370432, " 40. |
Metric Table of Capacities. The only measures of capacity employed in prescription writing are the cubic centimeter and the liter. 1000 cubic centimeters (Ccm. or Cc.) make 1 Liter (L.).
 
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