tropometer

tropometer
Any instrument for measuring the degree of rotation or torsion, as of the eyeball or the shaft of a long bone. [G. trope, a turning, + metron, measure]

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tro·pom·e·ter (tro-pomґə-tər) [tropo- + -meter] an instrument for measuring the twist or torsion of a long bone.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • tropometer — trōˈpäməd.ə(r) noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trop (I) + meter : a device to measure rotation (as of the eyeball) or amount of torsion of a long bone * * * tropometer see tropo …   Useful english dictionary

  • tropometer — noun An instrument to measure torsion or rotation …   Wiktionary

  • tropometer — instrument measuring rotation Scientific Instruments …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • tropometer — tro·pom·e·ter …   English syllables

  • tropometer —   n. instrument measuring rotation …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Scientific Instruments — Have you ever been in the middle of a class lecture, medical examination or episode of Star Trek only to realise suddenly that you have no clue what all those gizmos, gadgets and other scientific instruments actually do? If so, your problems are… …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • ophthalmotropometer — oph·thal·mo·tropometer …   English syllables

  • thal — alec·i·thal; an·oph·thal·mia; an·oph·thal·mos; an·oph·thal·mus; an·ti·xe·roph·thal·mic; aux·i·thal; buph·thal·mic; buph·thal·mos; buph·thal·mum; can·thal; cen·tro·lec·i·thal; claus·thal·ite; de·le·thal·ize; ed·ri·oph·thal·ma;… …   English syllables

  • ophthalmotropometer — (|) ̷ ̷|thalmō+ noun Etymology: ophthalm + tropometer : an instrument for measuring ocular movements …   Useful english dictionary

  • trop- — I. combining form or tropo Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek, from tropos more at trope 1 …   Useful english dictionary

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