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Definition of Clinical thermometer
1. Noun. 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 temperature.
Exact synonyms: Mercury-in-glass Clinical Thermometer
Generic synonyms: Mercury Thermometer, Mercury-in-glass Thermometer
Generic synonyms: Mercury Thermometer, Mercury-in-glass Thermometer
Medical Definition of Clinical thermometer
1. A small, self-registering thermometer, consisting of a simple scaled glass tube containing mercury, used for taking the temperature of the body. (05 Mar 2000)