gram

gram definition - medical

gram (grăm)

noun Abbr. g, gm., gr.
A metric unit of mass equal to 15.432 grains, one thousandth (10-3) of a kilogram, or 0.035 ounce.
Gram definition - medical

Gram (grăm, gräm), Hans Christian Joachim 1853-1938.

Danish physician who developed (1884) Gram's stain as a method of distinguishing types of bacteria.

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