Assertion: european leech | /r/ObjectUse | used for blood-letting purposes
Facets:
value: in hospitals
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The jawed leeches are the ones humans are most familiar with, and this includes a wide range of temperate and tropical leeches, such as the famous European leech (Hirudo medicinalis) which is used for blood-letting purposes in hospitals, and of course, the Malaysian leeches (of which there are many species), but collectively, they are called “pacat” or “lintah” in Malay.