眼压计;张力计:一种用于测量眼内压(intraocular pressure, IOP)的仪器,常用于青光眼筛查与随访(如压平眼压计、非接触式“气吹”眼压计等)。在其他语境中也可指测量张力/压力的装置,但医学上最常见指眼压计。
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The nurse used a tonometer to check my eye pressure.
护士用眼压计检查了我的眼压。
Because his father had glaucoma, the doctor measured his intraocular pressure with a tonometer during the annual exam.
由于他父亲患有青光眼,医生在年度检查时用眼压计测量了他的眼内压。
tono- 来自希腊语 tonos(“张力、紧张、压力”之意),**-meter** 来自希腊语 metron(“测量”)。合起来就是“测量张力/压力的仪器”。在眼科里,这种“张力/压力”最常指眼内压。