pneumotonometer

English

Etymology

From pneumo- +‎ tonometer.

Noun

pneumotonometer (plural pneumotonometers)

  1. An ophthalmic instrument that is used to measure the intraocular pressure using a balanced air pressure (sometimes achieved by blowing a puff of air at the cornea and measuring the subsequent flattening for the corneal surface)
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