medicinal leech in English
noun
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a large European leech, introduced to North America, used in medicine for bloodletting. After biting, it secretes an anticoagulant to ensure the flow of blood.
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Europeans considered leeches a panacea, and used billions of European medicinal leeches for everything from obesity to headaches.
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1. Piyavit from the Medicinal Leech Is a New Orally Active Anticoagulating and Antithrombotic Drug Show all authors