leech

     

Acanthobellidea Euhirudinea (but see below)

Trivia about leech

  • Yes, these parasitic annelids of the class hirudinea can actually help drain a hematoma, but yeeeesh!
  • Hirudinea medicinalis is a species of this bloodsucking worm used in medicine
  • Used by primitives for blood letting, surgeons now use this worm to reattach severed body parts
  • Medical use of this bloodsucker seen here dates back over 2500 years
  • From its etymology you can figure out that "sangsue", from Round 15, is a name for this worm

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