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Medical Definition of Microtonometer
1. A small tonometer invented by Krogh, originally intended for animals but later adapted to humans, for determining the tensions of oxygen and carbon dioxide in arterial blood; it provides the means of bringing a small bubble of air into gaseous equilibrium with a sample of blood obtained by arterial puncture. Origin: micro-+ G. Tonos, tone, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000)
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