clinical thermometer

clinical thermometer
clinical thermometer n a thermometer for measuring body temperature that has a constriction in the tube above the bulb preventing movement of the column of liquid downward once it has reached its maximum temperature so that it continues to indicate the maximum temperature until the liquid is shaken back down into the bulb called also fever thermometer

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a thermometer for use in determining temperature of the human body.

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  • clinical thermometer — a small thermometer used to measure body temperature. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

  • clinical thermometer — noun (C) a thermometer for measuring the temperature of your body …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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