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International System of Units

Medical Definition: A system of physical units in which the fundamental quantities are length, time, mass, electric current, temperature, luminous intensity, and amount of substance, and the corresponding units are the meter, second, kilogram, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole. The system has been given official status and recommended for universal use by the General Conference on Weights and Measures.
Guide Notes: in titles use diacritics: Système International d'Unites; DF: note short X ref
Previously Indexed: Metric System (1974-1978),Weights and Measures (1966-1978)

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