thanatometer
Noun
Meaning
thanatometer (plural thanatometers)
(medicine, historical) An instrument for determining whether a person is dead or merely appears so, by measuring the temperature inside the body.
Synonym: necrometer
Noun
thanatometer (plural thanatometers)
(medicine, historical) An instrument for determining whether a person is dead or merely appears so, by measuring the temperature inside the body.
Synonym: necrometer