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 Definitions of medicinal leech  [əˈdɪs ə nl]  

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Definition of 'medicinal leech' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) medicinal leech
a bloodsucking leech, Hirudo medicinalis, native to Europe, used historically by physicians to bleed patients.

Etymology:  (1885–90)

Definition of 'medicinal leech' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis
large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting

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