Medical thermometer

A medical thermometer or clinical thermometer is a device that is used to measure the body temperature of a human or other animal. The tip of a thermometer is inserted into one of several locations – under the tongue (for oral or sublingual temperature), under the armpit (for axillary temperature), into the rectum via the anus (for rectal temperature), into the ear (for tympanic temperature) – or placed on the forehead (for temporal temperature).