bdellomètre
French, noun/bdɛ.lɔ.mɛtʁ/
bdellomètre is a French masculine noun meaning “a bdellometer: a device for applying negative pressure to a region of skin while performing an incision, such that the region becomes…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Scarificateur mis sous une cloche, manœuvrable de l’extérieur, et dont on peut régler le débit de sang. Il a…”.
What does bdellomètre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea bdellometer: a device for applying negative pressure to a region of skin while performing an incision, such that the region becomes engorged with blood and therefore less sensitive to the pain of incision
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Scarificateur mis sous une cloche, manœuvrable de l’extérieur, et dont on peut régler le débit de sang. Il a servi à remplacer les sangsues et les ventouses scarifiées.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bdellomètre
- bdellomètres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bdellomètre?
- /bdɛ.lɔ.mɛtʁ/
- /bde.lɔ.mɛtʁ/
- \bdɛl.ɔ.mɛtʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.