mg/dl

   symbol for milligram per deciliter, a unit used in U.S. medicine to measure the concentration of cholesterol and other substances in the blood. 1 mg/dl equals 0.01 grams per liter (g/L). Internationally, the SI unit for data of this type is millimoles per liter (mmol/L); see the table of SI Units for Clinical Data for conversions of many common measurements.

   see milligram per deciliter