Definition of Tonometer

1. Noun. Measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma).


Definition of Tonometer

1. n. An instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in tones.

Definition of Tonometer

1. Noun. An instrument used to measure tension or pressure ¹

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Definition of Tonometer

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tonometer

1. 1. An instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in tones. 2. An apparatus for studying and registering the action of various fluids and drugs on the excised heart of lower animals. An instrument for measuring tension, especially. That of the eyeball. Origin: Gr. A stretching, a tone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonometer

tonner
tonners
tonnes
tonnihood
tonnish
tono-
tonoclonic
tonoclonic spasm
tonofibril
tonofibrils
tonofilament
tonofilaments
tonogenesis
tonograph
tonography
tonometer (current term)
tonometers
tonometric
tonometries
tonometry
tonophant
tonoplast
tonoplast intrinsic protein
tonoplasts
tonoscillograph
tonotopic
tonotopically
tonotropic
tonous
tonqua bean

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