The American's bravely resisted them, and only 30 of Washington's men were killed. At length, Gen. De Villiers offered up terms of surrender to the American's. Washington accepted the honorable terms, and he and his army were allowed to leave with all their equiptment, and provisions.
oral thermometer a clinical thermometer that is placed under the tongue. recording thermometer a temperature-sensitive instrument by which the temperature to which it is exposed is continuously recorded. rectal thermometer a clinical thermometer that is inserted into the rectum.
An oral temperature (TEM-per-ah-chur) is when the mouth is used to take your temperature. A temperature measures body heat. A thermometer (ther-MOM-uh-ter) is used to take your temperature in your mouth. A person should be 5 years or older to have a temperature taken in the mouth. Why do I need to check an oral temperature?