Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A metric unit of volume equal to one-tenth (10-1) of a liter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. US spelling of decilitre.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A measure of capacity or volume in the metric system; one tenth of a liter, equal to 6.1022 cubic inches, or 3.38 fluid ounces.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In the metric system, a measure of capacity equal to one tenth of a liter, or 3.52 English fluidounces, or 3.38 United States fluidounces.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
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S. O'BRIEN: The national guidelines right now for the LDL is something like 100 milligrams per deciliter, which is all doctorspeak, but 100, let's say, is something like that.
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Normal hemoglobin ranges from about 13 to 18 grams per deciliter of blood in men and 12 to 15 grams in women.
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Currently, the CDC will not classify an individual as having a dangerous blood lead level unless he has at least 10 micromoles of lead per deciliter -- more than three times the level that causes decreased brain function in children.
Jacqueline Caster: The Urgent Need to Change the CDC's Definition of 'Safe' Blood Lead Levels
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Multiple studies in leading medical journals reveal that blood lead levels in children as low as 3 micrograms per deciliter can cause serious developmental disabilities and dramatically lowered IQs.
Jacqueline Caster: The Urgent Need to Change the CDC's Definition of 'Safe' Blood Lead Levels
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St. John's developed this program after discovering that a whopping 54% of its pediatric patients had at least 3 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood, enough to cause irreversible brain damage.
Jacqueline Caster: The Urgent Need to Change the CDC's Definition of 'Safe' Blood Lead Levels
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JUPITER, released in November, showed that Crestor can prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with normal cholesterol levels — LDL levels of 130 milligrams a deciliter or below — and high levels of C-reactive protein, an ominous sign of artery inflammation.
Statin Crestor lowers risk of deep-vein clots without bleeding
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The FDA asked its panelists whether the recommendation should be reduced to target 9 grams per deciliter.
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Current labeling on the drugs recommends keeping patients 'hemoglobin levels between 10 grams and 12 grams per deciliter.
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In general, HDL levels under 40 milligrams per deciliter in men and 50 mg/dL in women are considred low.
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Normal: Normal blood sugar levels measure less than 100 mg/dl milligrams per deciliter after the fasting glucose test.
Andrea Pennington, M.D.: Diabetes To Affect Half The Nation By 2020!?!?
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