BDELLOMETER
\bˈiːdɛlˈɒmɪtə], \bˈiːdɛlˈɒmɪtə], \b_ˈiː_d_ɛ_l_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_t_ə]\
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By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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An instrument, proposed as a substitute for the leech; inasmuch as we can tell the quantity of blood obtained by it, whilst we cannot by the leech. It consists of a cupping-glass, to which a scarificator and exhausting syringe are attached.
By Robley Dunglison