[DOC] [TLE] Leech - Wikipedia [PAR] (Discuss) Proposed since September 2014. Leeches are segmented worms that belong to the phylum Annelida and comprise the subclass Hirudinea. ... The best-known leeches, such as the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, are hematophagous, feeding on vertebrate blood and invertebrate hemolymph. [DOC] [TLE] The Leech and the Physician - University of Michigan [PAR] cations. Further investigation may well disclose even more uses for the leech ... 
medical practitioner and the blood-sucking worm. Of course, ... Many blood-
sucking species are ... The name Hirudo medicinalis, assigned by Linnaeus in 
1758,. [DOC] [TLE] leeching | medical procedure | Britannica.com [PAR] The species of leech most commonly used for this purpose is the European 
medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, an aquatic segmented worm whose 
bloodsucking ... European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis)After attaching its 
head... [DOC] [TLE] Leech | definition of leech by Medical dictionary [PAR] A bloodsucking aquatic annelid worm (genus Hirudo, class Hirudinea) ... of which 
one species (Hirudo medicinalis) was formerly widely used by physicians for... [DOC] [TLE] Leech - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Apr 2, 2008 ... However, some are parasitic blood-sucking leeches, feeding on the blood of ... 
The medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, which is native to Europe, and its ... and 
freshwater worms, with over 3,000 species); and the hirundinea (leeches, .... The 
leech has long been used in medicine, previously being used to... [DOC] [TLE] Maggots, leeches, parasitic worms | The Why Files [PAR] Dec 23, 2010 ... Live organisms once played a bigger role in medicine, observes Ronald .... 
Leeches  bloodsucking aquatic worms  have been a part of medicine for at 
least 2,000 years. ... Top: Hirudo medicinalis, the European medicinal leech. 
Bottom: Hirudo verbana, a related species, also used for leeching. [DOC] [TLE] The Leech A parasite, bait, and a medical miracle - Indian Time [PAR] Jul 16, 2009 ... They are also deemed as a medical miracle and are used to treat humans. Most 
of the world's 650 species of leeches are found in cool freshwater, ... Oligochaeta 
(which includes the earthworm) and Hirudinea (leeches). ... crustaceans, while a 
very few are parasitic, blood-sucking leeches feeding on the... [DOC] [TLE] Biology | leeches-medicinalis.com [PAR] WARNING : In the United States, Ricarimpex leeches may only be used as an ... 
Of the 650 species of leech listed, Hirudo medicinalis is one of the most 
extensively studied. ... Treaty of Medical Leeches), MOQUIN-TANDON (1827, 
Monograph of the Hirudinea .... The medicinal leech is a blood-sucking aquatic 
animal. It lives... [DOC] [TLE] Word Information - search results for: leech [PAR] One species of the this blood-sucking worm has been used in medical ... A 
medicinal leech, known as Hirudo medicinalis was utilized in the distant past and 
is... [DOC] [TLE] Leeches | DermNet New Zealand - All about the skin [PAR] Leeches are bloodsucking worms that have been used in medicine as far ... 
There are 2 species of therapeutic leeches, Hirudo medicinalis (European 
medical... [DOC] [TLE] Leeches facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. COPYRIGHT 2006 Thomson Gale. 
Leeches. Definition. Leeches are bloodsucking worms with segmented bodies. ... 
Leeches can be used to reduce the swelling of any tissue that is holding too 
much blood. ... belong to one of two speciesHirudo michaelseni or Hirudo 
medicinalis. [DOC] [TLE] What is leech - Sesli Szlk [PAR] ... those species used in medicine, as Hirudo medicinalis of Europe, and allied 
species: carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having
... [DOC] [TLE] Leeching | Define Leeching at Dictionary.com [PAR] any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class 
Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in 
medicine for .... worms of the class Hirudinea, one species of which (Hirudo 
medicinalis) was... [DOC] [TLE] leech - definition and meaning - Wordnik [PAR] ... or Bdelloidea, esp. those species used in medicine, as

Question: Hirudinea medicinalis is a species of this bloodsucking worm used in medicine
Answer: leech