bdellometer

Noun

(plural not attested)

(medicine) A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an exhausting syringe.

Origin

From the French bdellomètre, from the Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdella, “leech”) + the French -mètre (“-meter”), itself from the Ancient Greek μέτρον (metron, “(something used to) measure”).

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