keratometer

[ ker-uh-tom-i-ter ]
/ ˌkɛr əˈtɒm ɪ tər /

noun Ophthalmology.

an instrument for measuring the curvature of the cornea.

Origin of keratometer

First recorded in 1885–90; kerato- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM keratometer

ker·a·to·met·ric [ker-uh-toh-me-trik] /ˌkɛr ə toʊˈmɛ trɪk/, adjective ker·a·tom·e·try, noun

Medical definitions for keratometer

keratometer
[ kĕr′ə-tŏmĭ-tər ]

n.

An instrument for measuring the curvature of the anterior surface of the cornea. ophthalmometer

Other words from keratometer

ker′a•tome•try adj.