Ophthalmodynamometer

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Noun
  1. 1
    An instrument that is used to measure blood pressure in the blood vessels of the retina

    "The minimum additional pressure required to induce venous pulsation can be measured with an ophthalmodynamometer using the known calibration constant (0.32mmHg/g) to convert the applied force (g) into ophthalmodynamometric pressure (ODP)."

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"The minimum additional pressure required to induce venous pulsation can be measured with an ophthalmodynamometer using the known calibration constant (0.32mmHg/g) to convert the applied force (g) into ophthalmodynamometric pressure (ODP)."

Etymology

From ophthalmo- + dynamometer.

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blood pressureblood vessel

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