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ophthalmodynamometer

ophthalmodynamometer noun: an instrument that is used to measure blood pressure in the blood vessels of the retina.

Noun

ophthalmodynamometer (plural ophthalmodynamometers)

  1. An instrument that is used to measure blood pressure in the blood vessels of the retina
    • The minimum additional pressure required to induce venous pulsation can be measured with an ophthalmodynamometer using the known calibration constant (0.32mmHg/g) to convert the applied force (g) into ophthalmodynamometric pressure (ODP).2016 January 30, “Intraocular Pressure Reduction Is Associated with Reduced Venous Pulsation Pressure”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of ophthalmodynamometer

pluralophthalmodynamometers

Origin of ophthalmodynamometer

From ophthalmo- + dynamometer.

Questions about ophthalmodynamometer

What does ophthalmodynamometer mean?
Ophthalmodynamometer means an instrument that is used to measure blood pressure in the blood vessels of the retina.
What part of speech is ophthalmodynamometer?
Ophthalmodynamometer is a noun.
What is the plural of ophthalmodynamometer?
The plural of ophthalmodynamometer is ophthalmodynamometers.

Words near ophthalmodynamometer in the dictionary

  1. ophthalmists
  2. ophthalmite
  3. ophthalmites
  4. ophthalmitis
  5. ophthalmo-
  6. ophthalmodynamometer
  7. ophthalmodynamometers
  8. ophthalmodynamometric
  9. ophthalmodynamometrically
  10. ophthalmodynamometries
  11. ophthalmodynamometry

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