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Noun: intraocular pressure
  1. Pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humour
    "glaucoma can result from increased intraocular pressure";
    - IOP

Derived forms: intraocular pressures

Type of: force per unit area, pressure, pressure level

Encyclopedia: Intraocular pressure