Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun iop

1 sense of iop

Sense 1
intraocular pressure, IOP -- (pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor; "glaucoma can result from increased intraocular pressure")
       => pressure, pressure level, force per unit area -- (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure")