What is the definition of laboratory thermometer and clinical thermometers?


Laboratory thermometer: 

A laboratory thermometer is used for measuring temperatures other than the human body temperature.

They can measure temperatures from -10˚C to 110˚C.

Laboratory thermometers are designed for experimental purposes such as checking boiling point, freezing point, or temperature of other substances.

Clinical thermometer:

A clinical thermometer is a thermometer used to measure human body temperature. Mostly these thermometers are mercury-in-glass thermometers. They are accurate and sensitive, having a narrow place where the mercury level rises very fast. A kink in the tube stops the mercury level from falling on its own.

Most show both Celsius scale and Fahrenheit temperature scales, and run from 35 degree Celsius to 42 degree Celsius.

These are cleaned before and after each use, with alcohol.


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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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