You are on page 1of 3

Medical Definition of Clinical

Thermometer
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 it’s
maximum temperature so that it continues to indicate the
maximum temperature until the liquid is shaken back down
into the bulb. The scale on the clinical thermometer is only
from 35 C to 45 C. This corresponds to human body
temperature is not possible below 35 C and exceeds 43 C.
Clinical thermometers are usually used to measure human
body temperature.
How to use : First, check beforehand whether the
thermometer has shown a temperature below
35 ° C. If not, we flick the thermometer so
that it shows a temperature of less than 35 ° C.
Furthermore, attach the thermometer under the
armpit or folds the body for about 5 minutes.
After that, take the thermometer from the body
and read it on the thermometer scale. The
scale indicated by the thermometer shows the
patient's body temperature at that state.
thermometer has shown a temperature below
An example of a clinical thermometer is what a nurse
puts in your mouth when you visit the doctor’s office.

You might also like