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Milligram
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A measure of weight. A milligram is approximately 450,000 times smaller than a pound and 28,000 times smaller than an ounce. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram or 1000 micrograms. One milligram equals approximately 0.015432 grain or 35.274 x 10E-6 ounce. (NCI Thesaurus)
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