bdellotomy

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A form of bdellatomy — The snipping off the tail of a leech engaged in sucking human blood, in order to let the blood run out of it and so increase its powers of drawing blood.

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Meanings

nounbdellotomy (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of bdellatomy.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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