Medicinal leech definitions

medicinal leech

any of certain leech species, particularly Hirudo medicinalis, once used in the treatment of human diseases. See leech.
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/62

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medicinal leech

[n] - large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=medicinal%20leech

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medicinal leech

Hirudo medicinalis noun large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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