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Thermometer: Is An Instrument For Measuring Temperature

This document discusses different types of thermometers used to measure body temperature. It describes clinical thermometers which can measure oral, rectal, or axillary temperature and may contain mercury. Digital thermometers display readings on an LCD and do not contain mercury. Ear digital thermometers measure the heat from the eardrum. Infrared thermometers with a laser pointer can measure temperature from a distance without touching the body by detecting thermal radiation. The normal ranges of oral and rectal temperatures in humans are also provided.

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Thermometer: Is An Instrument For Measuring Temperature

This document discusses different types of thermometers used to measure body temperature. It describes clinical thermometers which can measure oral, rectal, or axillary temperature and may contain mercury. Digital thermometers display readings on an LCD and do not contain mercury. Ear digital thermometers measure the heat from the eardrum. Infrared thermometers with a laser pointer can measure temperature from a distance without touching the body by detecting thermal radiation. The normal ranges of oral and rectal temperatures in humans are also provided.

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Thermometer

is an instrument
for measuring
temperature.

Body temperature - is a
measurement of the
amount of heat in the body.
The balance between heat
produced and heat lost is
the body temperature.

There is a normal range in which a


persons body temperature may
vary and still be considered normal.
Take a look at these normal
ranges of body temperature:

Oral : 36.4 to 37.2 degrees


Celsius
Rectal : 37 to 37.8 degrees
Celsius

The following are the different types


of thermometers:

Clinical thermometer:
may be inserted either into
the rectum through the anus
(rectal temperature), into the
mouth under the tongue (oral
or sub-lingual) or armpit
(axillary temperature).

It is made of glass with a narrowing


above the bulb so that the mercury
column stays in position even when
the instrument is removed.

The use of this type is


now being eradicated as
the mercury content is
dangerous to people.

Digital thermometer
may be inserted into the mouth under
the tongue, under the armpit or into
the anus.
This thermometer displays the
reading in the LCD
This type of thermometer does not
use mercury which is hazardous to
humans. That is why more and more
people are using it now. Also, using this
is simple, quick and effective.

Ear digital thermometer


measures the heat coming from
the eardrum.
This release of heat is converted
into a temperature and displayed
on an LCD.
It is very easy to use this. You
just have to place the tip in the
ear of a person, press the button
and in a few seconds, the
measurement is seen on the

Infrared thermometer with laser


pointer
measures temperature using thermal
radiation emitted by the body.
It is also called laser thermometer if a
laser is utilized to aid in aiming the
thermometer.
Others call it non-contact thermometer
because of its ability to measure
temperature from a distance.

It
provides
temperature
reading without physically
touching the object. All you
have to do is aim at the
object (as in the forehead),
pull
the
trigger
and
immediately, you can see the
temperature reading on the
LCD.

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