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Surface thermometer
A thermometer for indicating the temperature of the body’s surface. Used, for example, in infant warmers.
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Self-registering thermometer
A thermometer recording variations of temperature.
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Recording thermometer
A device with a suitable sensor that continuously monitors and records temperature.
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Mercury thermometer
A thermometer containing mercury for measurement of temperature. Mercury thermometers are seldom employed because they are an important source of heavy metal pollution of rivers, streams, and aquatic life.
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Kelvin thermometer
A thermometric scale in which absolute zero is 0°K; the freezing point of water is 273.15°K; and the boiling point of water is 373.15°K. Thus 1°K on the Kelvin scale is exactly equivalent to 1°C.
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Gas thermometer
A thermometer filled with gas, such as air, helium, or oxygen.
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Fahrenheit thermometer
A thermometric scale used in English-speaking countries, in which the boiling point is 212°F and the freezing point is 32°F. A thermometer that divides the range between the freezing and boiling points of water into 180 degrees, with the freezing point marked as 32 degrees and the boiling point as 212 degrees.
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Celsius thermometer
A thermometric scale generally used in scientific notation. Temperature of boiling water at sea level is 100°C and the freezing point is 0°C. The Celsius thermometer.
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Thermoinhibitory
Arresting or impeding the generation of body heat. Halting the generation of heat.
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Thermohyperalgesia
Unbearable pain on the application oh heat. The situation where even mild heat application results in severe pain.
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