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medicinal leech

me·dic·i·nal leech (plural me·dic·i·nal leech·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
leech used for bloodletting: a large freshwater leech that lives on blood, formerly used in bloodletting and still occasionally used to prevent coagulation. Native to: Europe.  Latin name Hirudo medicinalis.

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