Assertion: leech | /r/HasProperty | hirudo medicinalis
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text: A common European species of leech (Hirudo medicinalis) was once widely used medicinally for blood-letting.
text: They are a particular species of leech called Hirudo medicinalis, grown in a medical leech farm.
text: Leeches are a group of annelid worms and some of their members, like Hirudo medicinalis, feast on the blood of its victims, including humans.
text: Pain relief from the application of leeches was reported in a study of 51 patients with osteoarthritis who were randomly assigned to have leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) or topical diclofenac applied to an affected knee [citing Michelson, et al., 2003).