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DECILITER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("deciliter" is a kind of...):
metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "deciliter"):
centiliter; centilitre; cl (a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter)
Holonyms ("deciliter" is a part of...):
cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre; l; liter; litre (a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints))
Context examples:
A unit of measure equal to one milligram of urobilinogen per deciliter.
(Ehrlich Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
A condition referring to fasting plasma glucose levels being less than 140 mg per deciliter while the plasma glucose levels after a glucose tolerance test being more than 200 mg per deciliter at 30, 60, or 90 minutes.
(Glucose Intolerance, NCI Thesaurus)
Unit of catalytic activity concentration defined as activity equal to one enzyme unit per one deciliter of system volume.
(Enzyme Unit per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of volume concentration equal to the number of milliliters per unit of volume equal to one deciliter.
(Milliliter per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
It is also a unit of mass density (volumic mass) defined as the density of substance which mass equal to one milligram occupies the volume one cubic deciliter or 100 cubic centimeters.
(Milligram per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)
Picograms per deciliter.
(Picogram per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
According to the latest guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, a person's levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol should remain under 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) to maintain health.
(Low Levels of Bad Cholesterol Increase Stroke Risk, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A pathological state in which the fasting plasma glucose level is less than 140 mg per deciliter and the 30-, 60-, or 90-minute plasma glucose concentration following a glucose tolerance test exceeds 200 mg per deciliter.
(Glucose Intolerance, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The concept also refers to the unit of mass density (volumic mass) defined as the density of substance which mass equal to one nanogram occupies the volume of one deciliter.
(Nanogram per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of mass concentration defined as the concentration of one gram of a substance per unit volume of the mixture equal to one deciliter (100 milliliters).
(Gram per Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)
