A distraction caused by spotting a stunningly good looking member of the opposite sex, resulting in the observer walking into a lampost, tripping over a kerb etc. Simon: Dude, look over there! Trip hazard at eight o'clock Andy: Wowsah!
A rectal temperature is usually 0.9Â° F (0.5Â° C) higher than an oral temperature, and axillary and tympanic temperatures are usually 0.9Â° F (0.5Â° C) lower than an oral temperature. Agency policy usually specifies whether to document a temperature reading in degrees Fahrenheit or degrees Celsius.or repeated measurements or comparison of measurements over time, be sure to use the same site each time. There is no single temperature reading that is ânormalâ for all patients, although many consider an oral temperature of 98.6Â° F (37Â° C) the norm.
core temÂ·perÂ·aÂ·ture. The temperature of the interior of the body. is normally regulated so as to maintain a core temperature, that of the blood and the internal organs, of 37Â°C Â± 0.5-1Â°C.ormal Body Temperature. Body temperature is usually measured by a thermometer placed in the mouth, the rectum, or the auditory canal (for tympanic membrane temperature). The normal oral temperature is 37Â° Celsius (98.6Â° Fahrenheit); rectally, it is 37.3Â° Celsius (99.2Â° Fahrenheit).