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ophthalmodynamometer

American  
[of-thal-moh-dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter, -din-uh-, op-] / ɒfˌθæl moʊˌdaɪ nəˈmɒm ɪ tər, -ˌdɪn ə-, ɒp- /

noun

  1. a device for measuring the blood pressure of the retinal blood vessels.

  2. a device for determining the nearest point of ocular convergence.

Etymology

Origin of ophthalmodynamometer

ophthalmo- + dynamometer

Example Sentences

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An ingenious gadget, forbiddingly named the ophthalmodynamometer, has recently been devised to help in diagnosis.

From Time Magazine Archive

The doctor presses against the eyeball with the ophthalmodynamometer until the patient reports that he cannot see out of that eye.

From Time Magazine Archive

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