MEDICINAL LEECH


Meaning of MEDICINAL LEECH in English

a bloodsucking leech, Hirudo medicinalis, of Europe, introduced into the northeastern U.S., usually green with brown stripes, up to 4 in. (10 cm) long: once used by physicians to bleed patients.

[ 1885-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .