Whether the body temperature can be measured by keeping the thermometer at some place other than mouth?
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To know the temperature of a body we can use clinical thermometer which can be kept under tongue for 1mintue. Even nowadays different thermometers are available in market like 1. thermister thermometer which can be used to measure temperature of infants by placing near ear. 2. We can use temperatures by placing thermometer under armpit fold. 3.Now a day's thermometers are used to measure temperature by placing it on forehead of a person. ( available as strips).