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Temperature measurement A thermometer is a useful aid used to measure body temperature. A thermometer is usually filled with mercury. Mercury in the tube rises when expanded by an increase in body temperature.
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| Review Date: 7/8/2004 12:00:00 AM
Reviewed By: Daniel Levy, M.D., Ph. D., Infectious Diseases, Greater Baltimore
Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare
Network.
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