thermometers - CISMeF

Preferred Label : thermometers;

MeSH definition : Measuring instruments for determining the temperature of matter. Most thermometers used in the field of medicine are designed for measuring body temperature or for use in the clinical laboratory. (From UMDNS, 1999);

MeSH synonym : thermometer;

Details

Origin ID

D013821;

UMLS CUI

C0039818;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- thermometers [MeSH concept]
See also
- body temperature [MeSH Descriptor]
- temperature [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- fever [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Thermometer Device [NCIt concept]
- Thermometer, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- thermometer [SNOMED Notion]

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