ophthalmodynamometer

[of-thal-moh-dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter, -din-uh-, op-]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ophthalmodynamometer¹

ophthalmo- + dynamometer

Example Sentences

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

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

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