Treatment of Cross-eyed: For more treatment information about Cross-eyed, see treatment of Squint (Cross-eyed).
It can be used to indicate a smaller than average scale (microscopic scale), as opposed to prefixes mega and macro, which can be used to indicate a larger than average scale. Micro may refer to: 1  micro- (Âµ) a prefix in the SI and other systems of units denoting a factor of 10 â6 (one millionth). 2  MICRO Information Management System, an early set-theoretic database management system. 3  Micro programming language, a simple programming language used in teaching compiler construction techniques.
The term âmgâ stands for the measurement of âmilligramsâ while âmcgâ stands for âmicrograms.â Both units are used to measure an objectâs mass and to indicate an objectâs weight. With reference to other units of measurement, an mcg is equal to .001 mg. It implies that the microgram is smaller compared to a milligram. Compared to a gram, a microgram is a millionth smaller. The microgram is one of the smallest units and is frequently used in microbiology tests specifically in measurements for antibiotics like penicillin, oxacillin and others.