Tonometry Is Measurement of Intraocular Pressure

question 81

True/False

Tonometry is measurement of intraocular pressure.

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Hydrophobic

Characteristic of molecules that repel water; substances that are not easily soluble in water.

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A lipid that is an organic acid containing a long hydrocarbon chain, with no double bonds (saturated fatty acid), one double bond (monounsaturated fatty acid), or two or more double bonds (polyunsaturated fatty acid); components of triacylglycerols and phospholipids, as well as monoacylglycerols and diacylglycerols.