Look up: Tonometer


  1. tonometer
    [n] - measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma)
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=tonometer

  2. Tonometer
    To·nom'e·ter noun [ Greek ... a stretching, a tone + -meter .] 1. (Physics.) An instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in tones. 2. (Physiol.) (a) An apparatus for studying and registering the ac...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/68

  3. tonometer
    1. <physics> An instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in tones. ... 2. <physiology> 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. .....
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?tonometer

  4. tonometer
    noun measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tonometer

  5. tonometer
    (to-nom´ә-tәr) an instrument for measuring tension or pressure, especially intraocular pressure. gastric tonometer a tonometer and standard vented gastric sump that are incorporated into one device with separate lumens for the tonometer, suction, and vent.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  6. Tonometer
    • (n.) An instrument for measuring tension, esp. that of the eyeball. • (n.) An instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in tones. • (n.) An apparatus for studying and registering the action of various fluids and drugs on the excised heart of lower animals.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/tonometer/

  7. tonometer
    (from the article `eye disease`) Estimation of the intraocular pressure is an important part of an ophthalmological examination and is accomplished by an instrument called a ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/61

  8. tonometer
    tonometer 1. An instrument for measuring tension or pressure. 2. An instrument by which intraocular pressure is measured; also called, ophthalmotonometer.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1302/41

  9. Tonometer
    Articles relating to the manga and anime series, Sorcerer Hunters. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonometer

  10. Tonometer
    A tonometer is a contrivance for the exact measurement of musical pitch. The original tonometer, invented by Scheibler, consisted of 52 tuning forks laboriously corrected by counting the beats and by comparison with the results obtained from the monochord, so as to provide an accurately tuned scale ...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GT.HTM

  11. tonometer
    Type: Term Pronunciation: tō-nom′ĕ-tĕr Definitions: 1. An instrument for determining pressure or tension, especially an instrument for determining ocular tension. 2. A vessel for equilibrating a liquid (blood) with a gas, usually at a controlled temperature; originally so named ...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=92475

  12. TONOMETER
    An instrument used for measuring the fluid pressure inside the eyeball (the intra ocular pressure [IOP])
    Found op http://eyediologyopticians.co.uk/pages/Eye-terms-explained.html

  13. tonometer
    1) Measuring device 2) Measuring instrument 3) Measuring system
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/tonometer/1

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