Category: T

An instrument for measuring temperature. There are a variety of thermometers available. A person’s temperature can be measured with an instrument placed in the mouth, rectum, or ear or under the arm. Rectal, ear, and armpit thermometers are particularly useful for measuring the temperatures of infants and toddlers. However, armpit thermometers may read 1°F lower…

A loss of body temperature, e.g. by sweating. The dissipation of body heat by such processes as the evaporation of sweat from the skin surface. The dispersion of bodily warmth; chemical breakdown caused by heat.  

A device that shows patterns of heat radiated from a body, used in diagnosis. A device for registering variations of heat. A device designed to detect, quantify, and document the atmospheric temperature is known as a temperature sensor or thermometer. A device for documenting temperature fluctuations.  

An infrared photograph of part of the body.  

The procedure of removing tissue and coagulating blood by heat. Congealing tissue by heat (electric current). The use of high-frequency currents to produce coagulation to destroy tissue.  

The procedure of removing dead tissue by heat. Destruction of tissue by heat, as by direct flame or electric current. An apparatus comprising a platinum loop, typically heated to a subdued red hue through an electric current. It is employed for tissue cutting and, through its cauterizing effect, seals off bleeding areas. While there are…

A condition in which someone cannot tell the difference between hot and cold.  

The loss of the feeling of heat.  

A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units or 1.055 x 108 joules. Term used to indicate a variety of quantities of heat.  

A person specially trained to give therapy, usually in a specific field of health care.