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deciliter

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dec·i·li·ter  (ds-ltr)
n. Abbr. dl
A metric unit of volume equal to one-tenth (10-1) of a liter.
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Noun1.deciliter - a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
decilitre, dl
metric capacity unit - a capacity unit defined in metric terms
centiliter, centilitre, cl - a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter
cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre, l, liter, litre - a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)


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Lead exposure in the United States plummeted after the 1978 ban on lead paint, when the CDC reported that 88% of children aged 1 through 5 had blood lead levels above the level of concern of 10 micrograms per deciliter ([micro]g/dL).
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23 micrograms per deciliter ([micro]g/dl) of blood in the last report to 1.
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In the study, heart attack rates were about 33 percent lower in statin takers whose LDL fell below 70 milligrams per deciliter of blood than in those with higher LDL.
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