ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bdellatomy

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bdellatomy is a noun meaning (archaic) 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.

Meaning

(archaic) 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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bdellotomy, derivation, elastration, exsanguinator, phlebotomy, anatomy.

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