Let's not forget that 'deci' and 'hecto' isn't quite part of the archaic past either, not with hectares in use and deciliters common in the medical field. Many of the lab test I perform are reported out in something like g/dL or mg/dL or µg/dL. We tend to not use the litre, or the more SI pure square meter.
The centimeter also seems to be enshrined as the unit of choice for patient heights, at least where I work. You get the patient height from the patient in feet and inches, then you convert it to inches, and then you convert the inches to some horribly over precise number of centimeters...like 173.24cm. I hate seeing patient heights listed to a hundredth of a centimeter. Richard, MT (AAB) On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Bill Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <SNIP> > > If we could get rid of centimeters we'd have virtually eliminated the > "centi-" prefix. It would be an archaic part of the metric system like > "deci-", "hecto-" and "deka-". Then we might succeed in getting rid of all > four of them and have just the nice round steps of 1000. > > > Regards, > Bill Hooper > Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA > > ========================== > SImplification Begins With SI. > ========================== > > >
