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Tonometer
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What's The Definition Of Tonometer?
[n] measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tonometer: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tonometer: See Also | measuring device | measuring instrument | measuring system Tonometer In Webster's Dictionary \To*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? a stretching, a tone +
-meter.]
1. (Physics.) An instrument for determining the rate of
vibrations in tones.
2. (Physiol.)
(a) An apparatus for studying and registering the action
of various fluids and drugs on the excised heart of
lower animals.
(b) An instrument for measuring tension, esp. that of the
eyeball.
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