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nounthanatometer (plural thanatometers)
plural thanatometers
- historicalmedicineAn instrument for determining whether a person is dead or merely appears so, by measuring the temperature inside the body.
Synonyms: necrometer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn instrument for determining whether a person is dead or merely appears so, by measuring the temperature inside the body.
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thanatometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanatometer
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“thanatometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanatometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thanatometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanatometer.
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