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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bleed, phlebotomise, phlebotomize |
| Type of | treat, care for |
leech::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bloodsucker, hirudinean |
| Type of | annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm |
| Has types | horseleech, hirudo medicinalis, medicinal leech |
Examples of leech
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Once the leech died, the researchers extracted mitochondrial DNA to sequence it.
From the sciencedaily.com
Nectocaris, meanwhile, looked a little bit like a leech, with fins and tentacles.
From the economist.com
Allowing privateers to leech on a public service such as the NHS is not modern.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
The active anticoagulant component of leech saliva is a small protein, hirudin.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Boom vang tension helps control leech twist, a primary component of sail power.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Better than those leech savers hoarding their gold like some present day Fagin.
From the guardian.co.uk
Leech continued her involvement with the Olympic movement through volunteer work.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Then, despite the leech fears, I am hit by the strange wonder of my situation.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The treatment was so popular that commercial leech trading became an industry.
From the abcnews.go.com
- Bleed: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
- Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
- A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
- Leeches are annelids comprising the subclass Hirudinea. There are freshwater, terrestrial, and marine leeches. Like the Oligochaeta, they share the presence of a clitellum. Like earthworms, leeches are hermaphrodites. Some, but not all, leeches are hematophagous.
- Leech is a character in the Marvel Comics Universe.
- In computing and specifically on the Internet, a leech or leecher is one who benefits, usually deliberately, from others' information or effort but does not offer anything in return, or makes only token offerings in an attempt to avoid being called a leech. ...
- In sailing the parts of a sail have common terminology for each corner and edge of the sail.
- Season one of Smallville, an American television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, began airing on October 16, 2001, on The WB television network. ...
- "LEECH" is a maxi-single by The Gazette. It was released as two different types: the Optical Impression and Auditory Impression, the first coming with a DVD with the music video for the song "LEECH", and the second with a bonus track.
