leech
Noun
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is a type of: annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externallysubtypes:
- hirudo medicinalis, medicinal leech - large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
- horseleech - any of several large freshwater leeches
belongs to: class hirudinea, hirudinea - hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelidssame as: bloodsucker, hirudinean -
is a type of: follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
Verb
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referred to in: medicine, practice of medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
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