deciliter
noun
deci·li·ter
ˈde-sə-ˌlē-tər 
: a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₁₀ liter see Metric System Table
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Around 4,800, or 3% of them are found to have blood lead levels higher than or equal to five micrograms per deciliter.
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Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 17 Aug. 2024
In February, a case report in Transfusion described how doctors were unable to find suitable blood for a 54-year-old woman with leukemia whose hemoglobin levels had dropped to 2.5 grams per deciliter, less than 20% of healthy levels.
—Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
That means the amount of lead in Beethoven's blood could have been between 69 and 71 micrograms per deciliter.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
High blood sugar usually occurs when a person's glucose, or blood sugar levels, rise above 180 to 200 milligrams per deciliter, resulting in symptoms such as frequent urination, becoming thirsty or becoming weak and tired.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
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Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 17 Aug. 2024
In February, a case report in Transfusion described how doctors were unable to find suitable blood for a 54-year-old woman with leukemia whose hemoglobin levels had dropped to 2.5 grams per deciliter, less than 20% of healthy levels.
—Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
That means the amount of lead in Beethoven's blood could have been between 69 and 71 micrograms per deciliter.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
High blood sugar usually occurs when a person's glucose, or blood sugar levels, rise above 180 to 200 milligrams per deciliter, resulting in symptoms such as frequent urination, becoming thirsty or becoming weak and tired.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
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deciliter
noun
deci·li·ter
ˈdes-ə-ˌlēt-ər
: a unit of capacity equal to ⅒ liter see metric system
Medical Definition
deciliter
noun
deci·li·ter
variants
or chiefly British decilitre
: a metric unit of capacity equal to ¹/₁₀ liter
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