Meanings
plural glaucometers
- A device for measuring the percentage of sugar in a fluid by means of specific gravity; gleucometer.
A glaucometer, blood sugar testing equipment, and a folding wheelchair have also been donated to a leprosy hospital. Thanks to club grants, 81 people affected by leprosy have received operations.
2003, The Rotarian, page 421 more example
Such circuits were actually built and verified in another device, referred to as a glaucometer or retinal topograph, being developed at Stanford Research Institute. This instrument is a direct offshoot of the basic optometer scheme.
1972, Tom N. Cornsweet, Hewitt Crane, Experimental Study of Visual Accommodation, page 5
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