tonometry

Definitions of tonometry
  1. noun
    the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea
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    type of:
    measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration
    the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
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