millimoles per litre (mmol/l)
some medical tests report results in millimoles per litre (mmol/l).
- a mole is an amount of a substance that contains a large number (6 followed by 23 zeros) of molecules or atoms. a millimole is one-thousandth of a mole.
- a litre measures fluid volume. it is a little bigger than a quart.
current as of: october 24, 2023
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