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Oral and Rectal Thermometer

Comparison of glass mercury oral (left) and rectal (right) thermometers. Note the stubby pear-shaped tip of the rectal thermometer. Glass mercury thermometers such as these have largely been replaced by modern digital thermometers due to safety and environmental concerns.
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Title:
Oral and Rectal Thermometer
Caption:
Comparison of glass mercury oral (left) and rectal (right) thermometers. Note the stubby pear-shaped tip of the rectal thermometer. Glass mercury thermometers such as these have largely been replaced by modern digital thermometers due to safety and environmental concerns.
Credit:
Album / Science Source / John R. Foster
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3648 x 5472 px | 57.1 MB
Print size:
30.9 x 46.3 cm | 12.2 x 18.2 in (300 dpi)