The difference between simple thermometer and clinical thermometer is given below:
Simple thermometer | Clinical thermometer | |
1. | temperature ranges from -10°C to 110 °C. | temperature ranges from 35°C to 42 °C. |
2. | It does not have kink in capillary tube. | It has a kink in capillary tube. |
3. | Its stem is cylindrical shape. | Its stem is prismatic shape. |
4. | Simply, it has Celsius scale. | Simply, it has both Celsius and Fahrenheit scale. |
Clinical Thermometer is meant for clinical purposes. It is developed for measuring the human body temperature. A laboratory thermometer, which is colloquially known as the lab thermometer, is used for measuring temperatures other than the human body temperature.Clinical thermometers are used to measure the body temperature of humans. Whereas laboratory thermometer is used to measure the temperature of objects. CLINICAL THERMOMETER Use to measure human temperature .
The clinical thermometer is used to measure body temperature, however, laboratory thermometer is not used for the purpose of measuring body temperature. The temperature range of clinical thermometers is 35°C to 42°C and that of laboratory thermometers is -10°C to 110°C.A clinical thermometer cannot be used to measure high temperatures because it has been designed to measure only human body temperature which varies over a short range. If it is used to measure high temperatures, it will get damaged.
Laboratory thermometers are devices used to measure temperature. ... A laboratory thermometer can be used for a number of scientific applications and can be found across nearly all laboratories especially in pharmaceutical, environmental, food, and petroleum testing.