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From the French bdellomètre, from the Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, leech) + the French -mètre (-meter), itself from the Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, (something used to) measure).


bdellometer (plural not attested)

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

(See the entry for bdellometer in