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OAS insttype Detail for thermometer
insttypes_id: 76
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Term: thermometer
Description: generic thermometer or reversing thermometer
Definition: use thermometer when temperature is a data type, but the exact
instrument used to measure temperature is unknown
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Deprecated: false
Metadata version: 0
Keydate: 2003-02-21 16:59:51+00
Editdate: 2003-02-21 16:59:51+00