Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument used as a substitute for the leech.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an exhausting syringe.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine A cupping glass to which are attached a
scarificator and an exhaustingsyringe .
Etymologies
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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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sionnach commented on the word bdellometer
a mechanical leech, for the purpose of leeching blood
October 11, 2007
reesetee commented on the word bdellometer
Wow.
October 11, 2007
uselessness commented on the word bdellometer
It's science!
October 11, 2007
reesetee commented on the word bdellometer
I think the scarificator part sounds worse.
October 11, 2007
trivet commented on the word bdellometer
"Science", eh?
October 11, 2007
uselessness commented on the word bdellometer
Wow, I think you blinded me with that list. ;-)
October 11, 2007