Medical question - 2 1/2 mL

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Sirs,I want to know why ml. is written like mL ? is ml or mL is same or has any specific meaning?Gentamycin 5 ml or Gentamycin 5mL.Thanks, Shiva K

Holyduke · Accepted Answer

The litre (or liter– see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences#-re.2C_-er) is a unit of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume equal to 1 cubic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimetre (dm³), to 1,000 cubic centimetres (cm³), and to 1/1,000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_metre. The unit has two official symbols: the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin letter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L in lower and upper case (l and L). If the lower case L is used it is sometimes written as a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursive l, although this usage has no official approval by any international bureau.

This is from wikipedia.

V S Rao · Answer

Hi Shiva,

Both are same.

Gentamycin 5 ml or Gentamycin 5 mL ( Don't put a period/full stop after mL)

Regards,

Sri

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks sirs.

Shiva K

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