The full form of MCG in medical term science is a ‘Microgram’. A microgram is a unit of measurement used to express very small amounts of something. A microgram is equal to one-millionth of a gram. The prefix ‘micro’ means ‘very small.’ The term ‘gram’ is a unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram.
Medical Science uses micrograms as units of measurement. A microgram is one-millionth of a gram, which is equal to one-thousandth of a milligram, which is equal to one-thousandth of a microliter. In a medical setting, the medical practitioner will be measuring the amount of a substance in a patient’s body.
The medical practitioner will use a device called a microgram reader to measure the amount of the substance. The medical practitioner will use the microgram reader to measure the amount of the substance in the patient’s blood, saliva, or urine. The medical practitioner will then use the microgram reader to provide the patient with the appropriate dosage of a substance.
To calculate a microgram, you simply divide the milligram by 1,000. For example, a milligram is equal to 1,000 micrograms. So, 1 milligram is equal to 1 microgram. As a result, if you have 100 milligrams, you have 100 micrograms. If the milligrams are in grams, then the micrograms are in grams divided by 1,000.