rectal temperature

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• rectal — rectal, ale, aux [ rɛktal, o ] adj. • 1812; de rectum ♦ Didact. Relatif au rectum. Toucher rectal. Température rectale. ⇒ anal. Ampoule rectale : portion dilatée du rectum. ⊗ HOM. Recto. ● rectal, rectale, rectaux adjectif Relatif au rectum. ●… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Temperature examination — Taking a patient s temperature is an initial part of a full clinical examination.Core body temperature is normally carefully controlled within a narrow range so that essential enzymatic reactions can occur. Prolonged temperature elevation… …   Wikipedia

• rectal thermometer — a clinical thermometer which is inserted in the rectum, for determining body temperature; characteristically the bulb containing the mercury is pear shaped …   Medical dictionary

• Normal human body temperature — 98.6 redirects here. For other uses, see 98.6 (disambiguation). Normal human body temperature, also known as normothermia or euthermia, is a concept that depends upon the place in the body at which the measurement is made, and the time of day and …   Wikipedia

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• Medical thermometer — A medical/clinical thermometer showing the temperature of 38.7 °C Medical thermometers are used for measuring human body temperature, with the tip of the thermometer being inserted either into the mouth under the tongue (oral or sub lingual… …   Wikipedia

• Rectum — Infobox Anatomy Name = Rectum Latin = GraySubject = 249 GrayPage = 1183 Caption = Anatomy of the anus and rectum Caption2 = The posterior aspect of the rectum exposed by removing the lower part of the sacrum and the coccyx. Precursor = Hindgut… …   Wikipedia

• Thermoregulation — is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when temperature surrounding is very different. This process is one aspect of homeostasis: a dynamic state of stability between an animal s internal… …   Wikipedia

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• Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… …   Medical dictionary

• Algor mortis — (Latin: algor coolness; mortis of death) is the reduction in body temperature following death. This is generally a steady decline until matching ambient temperature, although external factors can have a significant influence.A measured rectal… …   Wikipedia