clinical thermometer

n. A thermometer used to measure body temperature, especially a small glass thermometer designed with a narrowing above the bulb so that the mercury column stays in position when the instrument is removed from the body.

clinical thermometer

n (Medicine) a finely calibrated thermometer for determining the temperature of the body, usually placed under the tongue, in the armpit, or in the rectum

clin′ical thermom′eter

n. a small thermometer used to measure body temperature. [1875–80]

Thesaurus

Noun

clinical thermometer - a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperaturemercury-in-glass clinical thermometermercury thermometer, mercury-in-glass thermometer - thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube

Translations

termometro clinico

clinical thermometer

thermometer

[ther-mom´ĕ-ter] an instrument for determining temperatures, in principle making use of a substance (such as alcohol or mercury) with a physical property that varies with temperature and is susceptible of measurement on some defined scale.

Temperatures on Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers related to temperature ranges. From Elkin et al., 2000.axilla thermometer a thermometer" >clinical thermometer that is placed in the axilla.Celsius thermometer one that uses the scale" >Celsius scale.centigrade thermometer one having the interval between two established reference points divided into 100 equal units, such as the thermometer" >Celsius thermometer.clinical thermometer one used to determine the temperature of the human body.electronic thermometer a thermometer" >clinical thermometer that uses a sensor based on thermistors, solid-state electronic devices whose electrical characteristics change with temperature. The reading is recorded within seconds, some having a red light or other device to indicate when maximum temperature is reached. Available models include hand-held, desk-top, and wall-mounted units, all having probes that are inserted orally or rectally.Fahrenheit thermometer one that uses the scale" >Fahrenheit scale.Kelvin thermometer one that uses the scale" >Kelvin scale.oral thermometer a thermometer" >clinical thermometer whose mercury containing bulb is placed under the tongue.recording thermometer a temperature-sensitive instrument by which the temperature to which it is exposed is continuously recorded.rectal thermometer a thermometer" >clinical thermometer that is inserted in the rectum.resistance thermometer one that uses the electric resistance of metals (thermocouple) to determine temperature.self-registering thermometer 1. recording thermometer.2. one that registers the maximum or minimum temperature attained in the measurement.tympanic thermometer an electronic thermometer" >clinical thermometer that gives a digital reading in less than two seconds. Second-generation tympanic thermometers work by monitoring the temperature when the ear opening is sealed.