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medicinal leech
noun
- a bloodsucking leech, Hirudo medicinalis, of Europe, introduced into the northeastern United States, usually green with brown stripes, up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) long: once used by physicians to bleed patients.
medicinal leech
noun
- a large European freshwater leech, Hirudo medicinalis, formerly used in medical bloodletting
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Word History and Origins
Origin of medicinal leech1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
Its close resemblance to the medicinal leech caused the mistake to be overlooked until too late.
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The medicinal leech, was, however, once pretty common in the lakes and pools of the north of England.
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The eyes are ranged as in the common medicinal leech of Europe; the four anterior ones rather larger than the others.
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The same result has followed from keeping together different varieties of the medicinal leech.
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A common European species of leech much used for this purpose is known as the "medicinal leech."
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