milligram-hour

noun

variants or chiefly British milligramme-hour
: a unit in which the therapeutic dosage of radium is expressed and which consists in exposure to the action of one milligram of radium for one hour

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“Milligram-hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/milligram-hour. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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