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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tonometry \To*nom"e*try\, n. The act of measuring with a tonometer; specifically (Med.), measurement of tension, esp. the tension of the eyeball. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tonometry n 1: the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea