bdellometern.
/dɛˈlɒmɪtə/ A surgical instrument proposed as a substitute for leeches, and fitted to show the amount of blood drawn.
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bdellometer1839
artificial leech1858
1839 K. Grant Hooper's Lexicon Medicum (ed. 7) 254.
1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Bdellometer,..it consists of a cupping-glass, to which a scarificator and exhausting syringe are attached.
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