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  2. Medical thermometer - Wikipedia

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    A medical thermometer or clinical thermometer is a device used for measuring the body temperature of a human or other animal. The tip of the thermometer is inserted into the mouth under the tongue (oral or sub-lingual temperature), under the armpit (axillary temperature), into the rectum via the anus (rectal temperature), into the ear (tympanic temperature), or on the forehead (temporal ...

  3. Instruments used in general medicine - Wikipedia

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    to measure the patient's blood pressure: Stethoscope: to hear sounds from movements within the body like heart beats, intestinal movement, breath sounds, etc. Suction device: to suck up blood or secretions Surgical scissors: used for dissecting or cutting Thermometer: to record body temperature: Tongue depressor: for use in oral examination ...

  4. Temperature measurement - Wikipedia

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    Measurement of the wet-bulb temperature normalizes this humidity effect. Mean radiant temperature also can affect thermal comfort. The wind chill factor makes the weather feel colder under windy conditions than calm conditions even though a glass thermometer shows the same temperature. Airflow increases the rate of heat transfer from or to the ...

  5. Vital signs - Wikipedia

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    Vital signs (also known as vitals) are a group of the four to six most crucial medical signs that indicate the status of the body's vital (life-sustaining) functions. These measurements are taken to help assess the general physical health of a person, give clues to possible diseases, and show progress toward recovery.

  6. Human body temperature - Wikipedia

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    A medical thermometer showing a temperature reading of 38.7 °C (101.7 °F) Taking a human's temperature is an initial part of a full clinical examination. There are various types of medical thermometers, as well as sites used for measurement, including: In the rectum (rectal temperature) In the mouth (oral temperature)

  7. Monitoring (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Blood pressure can be measured either invasively through an inserted blood pressure transducer assembly, or noninvasively with an inflatable blood pressure cuff. Respiratory monitoring , such as: Pulse oximetry which involves measurement of the saturated percentage of oxygen in the blood , referred to as SpO2, and measured by an infrared finger ...

  8. Terumo - Wikipedia

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    Blood glucose monitoring systems; Lancing devices for blood collection; CAPD systems; Digital thermometers; Blood pressure monitors; Terumo Penpol, the company's subsidiary in Trivandrum, India is the largest manufacturer of blood bags in India and supplies it to over 82 countries. [5]

  9. Smart thermometer - Wikipedia

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    A smart thermometer is a medical thermometer which is able to transmit its readings so that they can be collected, stored and analyzed. Since 2012 Kinsa has distributed smart thermometers to two million households across the US. The thermometers transmit their readings to an app on the users' phones.