bdellometer

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noun

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

OriginFrench bdellomètre ← Ancient Greek βδέλλα →
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Meanings

nounbdellometer (plural bdellometers)

plural bdellometers

  1. medicineA cupping glass to which a scarificator and an exhausting syringe are attached.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέτρον“(something used to) measure”
  2. French-mètre“-meter”
  3. Ancient Greekβδέλλα“leech”
  4. Frenchbdellomètre
  5. Englishbdellometer

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”).

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Translations

French bdellomètre
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Portuguese bdelômetro, bdelómetro
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Cite this entry
APA

bdellometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bdellometer

MLA

“bdellometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bdellometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bdellometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bdellometer.

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