Question

What is a clinical thermometer used for?

Answer 1

1. A clinical thermometer is also known as a medical or doctor’s thermometer
2. A clinical thermometer is used for the measurement of the temperature of a human body
3. A clinical thermometer consists of a long glass tube having a glass bulb at one end and the other end is sealed.
4. The glass bulb has mercury inside it.
5. The glass tube has a Celsius scale marked on it.
6. Clinical thermometers can also be used to measure body temperatures in animals.