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APPLANATION TONOMETER [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-04-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical Instruments and Devices
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Goldmann tonometer
1, record 1, English, Goldmann%20tonometer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An applanation tonometer consisting essentially of a transparent plastic footplate, a pair of juxtaposed prisms with bases in opposite directions, a coil spring and lever system to apply force to the prisms and footplate, and a dial calibrated in centimeters of mercury. 1, record 1, English, - Goldmann%20tonometer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et appareillages médicaux
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tonomètre de Goldmann
1, record 1, French, tonom%C3%A8tre%20de%20Goldmann
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tonomètre par applanation dans lequel on estime la pression intra-oculaire par la force nécessaire pour aplanir une surface cornéenne constante. 1, record 1, French, - tonom%C3%A8tre%20de%20Goldmann
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 1, French, - tonom%C3%A8tre%20de%20Goldmann
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-04-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- The Eye
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- applanation tonometer
1, record 2, English, applanation%20tonometer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tonometer in which the ocular tension is determined either by the force required to flatten a constant area of the cornea...or by the area flattened by a constant force... 2, record 2, English, - applanation%20tonometer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Oeil
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tonomètre par aplanation
1, record 2, French, tonom%C3%A8tre%20par%20aplanation
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- aplanomètre 2, record 2, French, aplanom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tonomètre dans lequel on estime la pression intra-oculaire soit par la force nécessaire pour aplanir une surface cornéenne constante [...] soit par la zone aplatie par une force constante [...] 1, record 2, French, - tonom%C3%A8tre%20par%20aplanation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 2, French, - tonom%C3%A8tre%20par%20aplanation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-10-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- The Eye
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Mackay-Marg tonometer
1, record 3, English, Mackay%2DMarg%20tonometer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A recording electronic applanation tonometer. 2, record 3, English, - Mackay%2DMarg%20tonometer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Oeil
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tonomètre de Mackay-Marg
1, record 3, French, tonom%C3%A8tre%20de%20Mackay%2DMarg
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 3, French, - tonom%C3%A8tre%20de%20Mackay%2DMarg
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-08-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Visual Disorders
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- applanometry
1, record 4, English, applanometry
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Use of an applanation tonometer. 1, record 4, English, - applanometry
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
applanation tonometer : An instrument for determining intraocular tension by application of a small flat disk to the cornea. 1, record 4, English, - applanometry
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tonométrie par aplanation
1, record 4, French, tonom%C3%A9trie%20par%20aplanation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tonométrie par aplanation peut être considérée comme le moyen clinique le plus précis de mesure de la pression oculaire. (Relevé sous «tonomètre par aplanation» dans MEDEC, 1988, p. 796.) 1, record 4, French, - tonom%C3%A9trie%20par%20aplanation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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