Leech

[lech) [AS., Icece, physician]. A bloodsucking worm, the Sanguisuga, or Hirudo medicinal is, found in Europe; Hirudo decor a, the American leech. Leeches are used for the local abstraction of blood. A European leech draws from f^ -j (16.0-32.0) of blood. L., Artificial, an apparatus for cupping. 358