applanation

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applanation /ap·pla·na·tion/ (ap″lah-na´shun) undue flatness, as of the cornea.

ap·pla·na·tion (

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1. The flattening of the cornea by pressure, as with an applanation tonometer.

2. Undue flatness, as of the cornea.

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