clinical thermometer

American  

noun

1. a small thermometer used to measure body temperature.

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clinical thermometer British  

noun

1. a finely calibrated thermometer for determining the temperature of the body, usually placed under the tongue, in the armpit, or in the rectum

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Etymology

Origin of clinical thermometer

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The stethoscope, clinical thermometer and hypodermic syringe were developed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Originally cast as Cigarette in Under Two Flags, she wilted under 16-hour-a-day shifts, began to carry a clinical thermometer around in her mouth, produce it showing readings of 105�.

From Time Magazine Archive

A five-inch lamp, no bigger than a clinical thermometer, gives a maximum of 80,000 candlepower.

From Time Magazine Archive

The clinical thermometer in Vincoe Paxton's first-aid kit rose to 108�.

From Time Magazine Archive

The thermometer used for taking the temperature of a horse is a self-registering clinical thermometer, similar to that used by physicians, but larger, being from 5 to 6 inches long.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.