Table 3. SI and relatd units applied in medical sciences used in Yonago Acta medica
| QUANTITY | Symbol | SI or related unit |
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| LENGTH | m | meter |
| SURFACE AREA | m2 | square meter |
| VOLUME | L | liter |
| TEMPERATURE | °C | degree Celsius |
| MASS (WEIGHT) | g | gram |
| TIME | d | day |
| h | hour |
| min | minute |
| s | second |
| POWER | W | watt |
| ENERGY | N | newton |
| J | joule |
| FREQUENCY | Hz | hertz |
| CATALYTIC ACTIVITY | kat | katal |
| PRESSURE | Pa | pascal |
| SUBSTANCE CONCENTRATION | mol/L | mole per liter |
| M | molar |
| DOSE EQUIVALENT | Sv | sievert |
| ABSORVED DOSE | Gy | gray |
| ACTIVITY | Bq | becquerel |
| EXPOSURE | C/kg | roentgen |
| OTHER UNITS | A | ampere |
| bp | base pair |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| cpm | counts per minute |
| Da | dalton |
| eq | equivalent |
| F | farad |
| G | gaus |
| K | degree absolute |
| kb | kilobase (pair) |
| S | Svedberg (10-13 s) |
| rpm | revolutions per minute |
| V | volt |
| Ω | ohm |
| THERMODYNAMIC TERMS | ΔH | enthalpy change |
| ΔG | Gibbs energy change |
| ΔS | entropy change |
| PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL QUANTITIES | A | absorbance |
| D | diffusion coefficient |
| g | acceleration of gravity |
| K | equilibrium constant |
| Km | Michaelis constant |
| Mr | relative molecular mass |
| Rf | retardation factor |
| [α]t | specific rotation |
| s | sedimentation |
| s | sedimentation coefficient |
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