Leech

(1) A bloodsucking aquatic annelid worm (genus Hirudo, class Hirudinea) sometimes used in medicine for local withdrawal of blood.For various leech species, see Hirudo. (2) To treat medically by applying leeches. [A.S. laece, a physician; a leech, because of its therapeutic use]

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