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a small thermometer used to measure body temperature.[1875-80]
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clinical thermometer
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clinical thermometer — clinical ther mometer n a ↑thermometer for measuring the temperature of your body … Dictionary of contemporary English
clinical thermometer — noun Date: 1875 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
clinical thermometer — noun (C) a thermometer for measuring the temperature of your body … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
clinical thermometer — clin′ical thermom′eter n. med a small thermometer used to measure body temperature • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
clinical thermometer — /klɪnɪkəl θəˈmɒmətə/ (say klinikuhl thuh momuhtuh) noun an instrument used to determine the body temperature …
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