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centimeter-gram-second

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“Cgs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cgs. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Medical Definition

cgs

adjective
often capitalized C&G&S
: of, relating to, or being a system of units based on the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of mass, and the second defined as 1/86,400 of a mean solar day as the unit of time
cgs units
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