glaucometerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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glaucometer (複数形 glaucometers)

1. A device for measuring the percentage of sugar in a fluid by means of specific gravity; gleucometer.
   • 1972, Tom N. Cornsweet, Hewitt Crane, Experimental Study of Visual Accommodation, page 5:

     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.

   • 2003, The Rotarian, page 42:

     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.