mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'mercury' refers to the chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. 'In' indicates the presence of mercury inside the glass tube. 'Glass' refers to the material used to construct the thermometer. 'Clinical' relates to the medical context. 'Thermometer' is derived from the Greek words 'thermos', meaning 'hot', and 'metron', meaning 'measure'.
مثال
- The nurse used a mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer to check the patient's temperature.
- Mercury-in-glass clinical thermometers were commonly used before the advent of digital thermometers.
- The accuracy of a mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer depends on proper calibration.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- 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