mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

clinical thermometer

Hypernyms

mercury thermometer mercury-in-glass thermometer

Close letter words and terms

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