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pneumotonometry

pneumotonometry noun: a noninvasive method of estimating the intraocular pressure of the eye by exposing the cornea to a sudden puff of air.

Noun

pneumotonometry (uncountable)

  1. A noninvasive method of estimating the intraocular pressure of the eye by exposing the cornea to a sudden puff of air
    • Intraocular pressure was determined by pneumotonometry.2015 September 22, “Optic Disc - Fovea Distance, Axial Length and Parapapillary Zones. The Beijing Eye Study 2011”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of pneumotonometry

From pneumo- + tonometry.

Questions about pneumotonometry

What does pneumotonometry mean?
Pneumotonometry means a noninvasive method of estimating the intraocular pressure of the eye by exposing the cornea to a sudden puff of air.
What part of speech is pneumotonometry?
Pneumotonometry is a noun.

Words near pneumotonometry in the dictionary

  1. pneumotomies
  2. pneumotomy
  3. pneumotonometer
  4. pneumotonometers
  5. pneumotonometric
  6. pneumotonometry
  7. pneumotoxic
  8. pneumotoxicant
  9. pneumotoxicants
  10. pneumotoxicity
  11. pneumotoxin

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