title: Systems of measurement: their development and use in medicine.
abstract: A brief historical review of customary measurements, the resultant chaos and the desirability for a simplified unified measurement system is discussed. The basic units of the International System of Units are described and defined, along with their application in Medicine.
mesh_terms: D004534:Egypt; D005060:Europe; D006115:Greece; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008792:Metric System / Q000266:history; D012384:Rome; D014894:Weights and Measures / Q000266:history