MERCURY-IN-GLASS THERMOMETER

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	Definition:	[n] thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube

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	Synonyms:	mercury thermometer

	See Also:	Beckman thermometer, bulb, clinical thermometer, mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer, thermometer