applanation

ap·pla·na·tion

(ap'lan-ā'shŭn), In tonometry, the flattening of the cornea by pressure. Intraocular pressure is directly proportional to external pressure, and inversely proportional to the area flattened.
See also: applanation tonometer.
[L. ad, toward, + planum, plane]

ap·pla·na·tion

(ap'lă-nā'shŭn) tonometry The flattening of the cornea by pressure. Intraocular pressure is directly proportional to external pressure, and inversely proportional to the area flattened.
See also: applanation tonometer
[L. ad, toward, + planum, plane]

applanation

(ap″lă-nā′shŏn) [L. applanare, to flatten] Flattening, esp. of the corneal surface. applanate (ap′lă-nāt″, a-plā′nāt″)