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Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea, esp. those species <-- formerly! --> used in medicine, as Hirudo medicinalis of Europe, and allied species.
A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum.
der Egel/ Blutegel (-) Hirudo medicinalis
an aquatic blood-sucking worm used medicinally for drawing blood
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
a kind of freshwater parasite
an annelid in the subclass Hirudinea
a small invertebrate, a boneless animal, like a slug or worm
a type of parasite, sucking the blood of another being, living off of his blood, sucking his life, without giving anything in return
a worm that feeds on blood
n. Phylum Annelida, Class Hirudinea. A flattened type of segmented worm (annelid) with suckers at each end, many of which live solely off the blood of other animals.
A worm like aquatic critter that swims and is desired by trout.
A yucky, blood-sucking creature, or a relative that never moves out
Typically a leech is a flat worm-like parasitic creature with a strong sucker and piercing mouthparts which feeds on the blood of fish, snails and other aquatic creatures.
simple worm-like creature found in ponds and used to draw blood from patients; also used for the practioner who applies leeches