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Fieberthermometer

fever thermometer

noun FEE-ber-ter-moh-may-ter Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Also means

clinical thermometer

Usage Note

Fieberthermometer is the instrument used to measure body temperature. Digital versions (digitales Thermometer) have replaced mercury types; Infrarot-Thermometer allow contactless measurement. Normal body temperature is accepted as 36.5–37.5 °C.

Examples

"Das Fieberthermometer zeigte 38,9 Grad, also deutliches Fieber."

Natural Translation

The thermometer showed 38.9 degrees, which is clearly a fever.

Literal Translation

The fever thermometer showed 38.9 degrees, so clear fever.

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