Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 26, 2014 09:16
10 yrs ago
English term
1 1/3
English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
clinical trials
Blood samples taken throughout the study at various time points:
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1 1/3 tbsp [20 mL] each
[how much is 1 1/3?]
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1 1/3 tbsp [20 mL] each
[how much is 1 1/3?]
Responses
5 +7 | 20 ml |
Charles Davis
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4 +4 | 1⅓ tbsp = 1.33 × 15 ml = 20 ml |
Tony M
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4 +1 | 20 ml |
acetran
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Apr 9, 2014 05:54: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
Responses
+7
17 mins
Selected
20 ml
The answer is in the text. As has been said in the discussion, 1 tbsp (tablespoonful) is officially equivalent to 15 ml in the United States, and strange though it may seem it is officially recognised as a pharmaceutical unit in that country:
"15 mL = 15 cc = 3 tsp = 1 tablespoon (tbl or Tbsp)"
http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/publications/measuring_liquid_med...
"1 1/3" means one plus one third: one and a third. One tablespoonful is 15ml, so a third of a tablespoonful is 5 ml, making 20 ml in all: this metric equivalent is given in square brackets in your text.
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Note added at 21 mins (2014-03-26 09:38:04 GMT)
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The abbreviation for millilitres can be written as ml or mL, but the latter is recommended, at least in the US. In any case, it should be separated from the figure: so 20 mL, or alternatively 20 ml, but not 20ml or 20mL.
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Note added at 42 mins (2014-03-26 09:58:14 GMT)
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Adding a note of explanation has unfortunately taken me from the front to the back of the queue :) Perhaps I should have left well alone!
"15 mL = 15 cc = 3 tsp = 1 tablespoon (tbl or Tbsp)"
http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/publications/measuring_liquid_med...
"1 1/3" means one plus one third: one and a third. One tablespoonful is 15ml, so a third of a tablespoonful is 5 ml, making 20 ml in all: this metric equivalent is given in square brackets in your text.
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Note added at 21 mins (2014-03-26 09:38:04 GMT)
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The abbreviation for millilitres can be written as ml or mL, but the latter is recommended, at least in the US. In any case, it should be separated from the figure: so 20 mL, or alternatively 20 ml, but not 20ml or 20mL.
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Note added at 42 mins (2014-03-26 09:58:14 GMT)
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Adding a note of explanation has unfortunately taken me from the front to the back of the queue :) Perhaps I should have left well alone!
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Tony M
1 min
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Thanks, Tony!
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agree |
Coqueiro
2 mins
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Thanks, Coqueiro!
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agree |
luskie
2 mins
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Thanks, luskie!
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agree |
Armorel Young
39 mins
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Thanks, Armorel!
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agree |
Ashutosh Mitra
1 hr
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Thanks, Ashutosh!
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agree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
: 20 ml but NEVER 20ml, 20mls,20 MLS, etc.
6 hrs
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Absolutely! I noticed I had invertently put 15ml without a space, which is why I added my note. Thanks!
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agree |
Phong Le
19 hrs
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Thanks, Phong Le :)
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+4
18 mins
1⅓ tbsp = 1.33 × 15 ml = 20 ml
A 'standard' tablespoon is 15 ml, so 1⅓ times that comes out at the 20 ml as stated.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Jack Doughty
13 mins
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Thanks, Jack!
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agree |
Edith Kelly
19 mins
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Thanks, Edith!
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agree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
5 hrs
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Merci, J-C ! :-)
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agree |
Lirka
6 hrs
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Thanks, lirka!
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+1
19 mins
20 ml
1 1/3 tbsp = 20 ml as metioned in the brackets.
Also, 1 tbsp. - 15 ml.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablespoon
Also, 1 tbsp. - 15 ml.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablespoon
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