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astigmometer

American

[as-tig-mom-i-ter] / ˌæs tɪgˈmɒm ɪ tər /

Also astigmatometer

noun

Ophthalmology.

an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of astigmometer

astigm(atism) + -o- + -meter

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