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leech

/ leech /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

Type of:

annelid annelid worm segmented worm

Kinds of:

medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis horseleech

Has parts:

Hirudinea class Hirudinea

Derived:

bleed phlebotomize phlebotomise

noun Sense 2

a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

Type of:

follower

Derived:

mooch bum cadge grub sponge

verb Sense 3

draw blood

"In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

Type of:

treat care for

Derived:

venesection phlebotomy bloodsucker hirudinean

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Domain:

medicine practice of medicine

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