clinical thermometer
- noun
- /ˈklɪnɪkəl θərˈmɑːmɪtər/
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termómetro clínico
- The nurse placed a clinical thermometer under the patient's tongue to check for fever.
Examples
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It's important to clean a clinical thermometer properly after each use to prevent infections.
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Old clinical thermometers often contained mercury, which is now considered hazardous.
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The doctor used a clinical thermometer to check my temperature.
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I bought a new clinical thermometer for home use.
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The doctor used a clinical thermometer to check the patient's temperature during the examination.
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Make sure to use a clinical thermometer for accurate readings when assessing fever in patients.
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After measuring her temperature with a clinical thermometer, the nurse confirmed she had a high fever.
Synonyms
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A tool that tells you how hot or cold something is
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A glass tube with mercury that rises to show temperature
A glass tube with mercury that measures body temperature
A tool that shows temperature in degrees Celsius
A device that shows temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
A tool that measures temperature from far away
How Sensitive
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase simply combines 'clinical' (medical, relating to patient care) with 'thermometer' (an instrument for measuring temperature), so the meaning 'a thermometer for medical/body temperature use' is directly derivable from its parts. This restrictive, compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard noun modification, making it immediately understandable to a learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Clinical thermometer is named for its use in clinics: clinical means used with patients and thermometer is the tool to check temperature, so imagine a nurse placing a small thermometer under a patient's tongue to read their 'body temperature'.