An instrument that measures the resistance offered to pressing the eyeball backwards into its socket. ... Origin: L. Orbita, orbit, + G. Metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(or″bĭ-to-nom´ә-tәr) an instrument for measuring backward displacement of the eyeball produced by a given pressure on its anterior aspect.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ōr′bi-tō-nom′ĕ-tĕr Definitions: 1. An instrument that measures the resistance offered to pressing the eyeball backward into its socket.
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orbitonometer, orbitonometry A divice for measuring the ease of displacement of the eye into the orbital tissue, of value in the study of exophthalmos (an abnormally forward, protuberant position of the eye within the orbit; also, protopsis).
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