Gartner tonometer

Gärt·ner to·nom·e·ter

(gart'nĕr), an apparatus for estimating the blood pressure by noting the force, expressed by the height of a column of mercury, needed to arrest pulsation in a finger encircled by a compressing ring.

Gärt·ner to·nom·e·ter

(gārt'ner ē tō-nom'ĕ-tĕr) An apparatus for estimating the blood pressure by noting the force, expressed by the height of a column of mercury, needed to arrest pulsation in a finger encircled by a compressing ring.

Gärtner,

August, German physician, 1848-1934. Gärtner bacillus - a widely distributed species that occurs in humans and in domestic and wild animals, especially rodents. Synonym(s): Salmonella enteritidisGärtner method - a method of measuring venous pressure.Gärtner tonometer - an apparatus for estimating blood pressure.Gärtner vein phenomenon - fullness of the veins of the arm and hand held below heart level and collapsed at a certain variable distance above that level.