bdellometer

Meaning

Noun

A cupping glass to which a scarificator and an exhausting syringe is attached.

Origin

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

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