mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer

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   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

   Synonymsclinical thermometer

   Broadermercury thermometer

Questions about mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer

What does mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer mean?

mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer means "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".

What is another word for mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer?

Close synonyms include clinical thermometer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.