1 micrometer
(mī′krō-mēt-ĕr)
[ micro- + -meter ]
ABBR: μm One millionth of a meter (10−6); one thousandth of a millimeter (0.001 mm). It was formerly called a micron.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "1 Micrometer." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773191/0/_1_micrometer.
1 micrometer. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773191/0/_1_micrometer. Accessed July 22, 2025.
1 micrometer. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773191/0/_1_micrometer
1 Micrometer [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 July 22]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773191/0/_1_micrometer.
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