pneumotonometer

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English

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Etymology

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pneumo- +‎ tonometer

Noun

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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)