millirem

[ mil-uh-rem ]

noun

1. one thousandth of a rem. : mrem

Word History and Origins

Origin of millirem¹

First recorded in 1950–55; milli- + rem

Example Sentences

One pipe fitter was found to have an internal dose of 961 millirem and the second had an internal dose of 711 millirem.

From Seattle Times

The NRC limits exposure to 5,000 millirem per year for both external and internal radiation, and Energy Northwest sets a more conservative limit of 2,000 millirem.

From Seattle Times

One radiation protection technician received an internal dose of 14 millirem.

From Seattle Times

Eighteen other workers had unintended uptakes of less than 1 millirem after passing by the area of the airborne radioactive particles as they evacuated the room.

From Seattle Times

In 1992, the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands entered into a memorandum of understanding that stipulated Rongelap Atoll, which was evacuated in 1954 and again in 1985, could only be resettled when radiation exposure levels — all sources of exposure — fell below 100 millirem per year.

From Los Angeles Times