What does ventose mean?

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ventose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"[I]t commeth at length to fall upon the fleſh which the ventoſe ſticketh faſt unto, and by heating and inchafing, it expreſſeth the humor that is within, into the ventoſe or cupping veſſel."

ventoses (plural)

ventosity

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