Search Result for "intraocular pressure":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor;
- Example: "glaucoma can result from increased intraocular pressure"
[syn: intraocular pressure, IOP]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

intraocular pressure
    n 1: pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball;
         regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous
         humor; "glaucoma can result from increased intraocular
         pressure" [syn: intraocular pressure, IOP]