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1 centimetre cubed = one millilitre.
1 cc in the medical field is 1 milliltre.
A "cc" is a cubic centimetre
cc n : a metric unit of volume equal to one
thousandth of a liter [syn: milliliter, millilitre,
mil, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
The metric system's whole purpose is to
simplify things and this correlation is not
a coincidence.
>> Firstly, cms or centimeters in it's full term, is a measurement
of
>> distance, mls or milliliters is a measurement of liquid, the two are
>> not interchangeable.
> 1 cubic metre = 1000 litres
>
> I think they are therefore interchangeable.
>
> Harry
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