clinical thermometer

noun

a small thermometer used to measure body temperature.

Origin of clinical thermometer

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby clinical thermometer

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British Dictionary definitions for clinical thermometer

clinical thermometer

noun

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

Medical definitions for clinical thermometer

clinical thermometer

n.

A thermometer having a graduated glass tube with a bulb containing a liquid, typically mercury or colored alcohol, that expands and rises in the tube as the temperature increases.