| UMT | units of medical time |
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| UOV | units of variance |
| WWU | weighted work units [of DRGs] |
| BIPM | International Bureau of Weights and Measures [Fr. Bureau International des Poids et Mesures] |
| IAG | International Association of Gerontology; International Academy of Gnathology |
| streptomycin units | G unit: equals 1 g of the crystalline material or about 1,000,000 S unit's, l unit: equal to 1000 S unit's, s unit: the amount of streptomycin which will inhibit the growth of a standard strain of Escherichia coli in 1 ml of nutrient broth or other suitable medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intensive care units | Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intensive care units, neonatal | Hospital units providing continuing surveillance and care to acutely ill newborn infants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intensive care units, paediatric | Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill infants and children. Neonates are excluded since intensive care units, neonatal is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| units | <physics> Standard quantities of measurement which are specific to a type of measurement, i.e. The metre is the standard unit of measurement for length in the MKS system of measurement. (see also SI unit, MKS, CGS) (09 Oct 1997) |