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Education and science	Notes	Abbreviations	Elements	Prefixes
Blood gasses	Enzymes	Prescriptions	Blood pressure	Eponyms
CSF	Haematology	Standard man	Drugs
Hounsfield	Electrolytes

This table defines the standard SI basic units, and some common derived units.

Quantity	Unit	Abbrev	Derivation
Length	Metre	m
Mass	kilogramme	kg
Time	seconds	sec, s
Current	Amps, Amperes	A
Temperature	kelvin	K
Luminous intensity	candela	cd
Force	newton	N	kg.m/sec/sec
Pressure	pascal	Pa	N/sq m
Energy	joule	J	N.m
Power	watt	W	J/sec
Torque	newton-metre	N.m	N.m
Charge	coulomb	C	A.sec
Potential	volt	V	J/C
Resistance	ohm	R	V/A
Capacitance	farad	F	C/V
Inductance	henry	H	J/A/A
Magnetic flux	Weber	Wb	V.sec
Magnetic intensity	tesla	T	Wb/sq m
Frequency	hertz	Hz	/sec
Disintegration rate	becquerel	Bq	/sec
Radiation dose	Gray	Gy	J/kg