| leech | 1. Physician or surgeon; a professor of the art of healing. Alternative forms: leach] "Leech, heal thyself." (Wyclif (Luke iv. 23)) 2. <zoology> Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea, especially. Those species used in medicine, as Hirudo medicinalis of Europe, and allied species. In the mouth of bloodsucking leeches are three convergent, serrated jaws, moved by strong muscles. By the motion of these jaws a stellate incision is made in the skin, through which the leech sucks blood till it is gorged, and then drops off. The stomach has large pouches on each side to hold the blood. The common large bloodsucking leech of America (Macrobdella decora) is dark olive above, and red below, with black spots. Many kinds of leeches are parasitic on fishes; others feed upon worms and mollusks, and have no jaws for drawing blood. See Bdelloidea. Hirudinea, and Clepsine. 3. <surgery> A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum. Horse leech, a less powerful European leech (Haemopis vorax), commonly attacking the membrane that lines the inside of the mouth and nostrils of animals that drink at pools where it lives. Origin: OE. Leche, laeche, physician, AS. Lce; akin to Fries. Ltza, OHG. Lahhi, Icel. Laeknari, Sw. Lakare, Dan. Laege, Goth. Lkeis, AS. Lacnian to heal, Sw. Laka, Dan.laege, Icel. Laekna, Goth. Lkinn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
|---|---|
| leechcraft | The art of healing; skill of a physician. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| leeches | Annelids of the class hirudinea, especially hirudo medicinalis. Some species, the bloodsuckers, may become temporarily parasitic upon animals, including man. Leeches were formerly used extensively for drawing blood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leeching | The former practice of applying leeches to the body to draw blood for therapeutic purposes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| horse-leech | 1. <zoology> A large blood-sucking leech (Haemopsis vorax), of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of horses. 2. A farrier; a veterinary surgeon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
|---|
Synonyms :
Synonyms : Leech Therapy
| leech |
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage bleed: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
|---|---|
| leeches |
The leeches are annelids comprising the subclass Hirudinea. There are freshwater, terrestrial and marine leeches. Like their near relatives, the Oligochaeta, they share the presence of a clitellum. Many species of leech are haemophagic parasites, living on occasional meals of blood obtained by attaching themselves to fish, amphibians (frogs etc.), and mammals. The medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, which is native to Europe, has been used for clinical bloodletting for thousands of years. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeches
|
| leech |
The leeches are annelids comprising the subclass Hirudinea. There are freshwater, terrestrial and marine leeches. Like their near relatives, the Oligochaeta, they share the presence of a clitellum. Many species of leech are haemophagic parasites, living on occasional meals of blood obtained by attaching themselves to fish, amphibians (frogs etc.), and mammals. The medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, which is native to Europe, has been used for clinical bloodletting for thousands of years. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech
|
| leech |
A sail is a surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind; basically it is a vertically oriented wing. Depending on the incident angle of the wind on the surface of the sail, one side of the sail will have a higher air pressure than the other one according to Bernoulli's principle. The difference in pressure will generate lift, causing the sail to be pulled towards the side of lower pressure. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech_(sail)
|
| leech |
Leech is a minor character in Marvel Comics' X-Men superhero mythos. He is a young mutant with green skin who possesses the abilty to negate other mutants' superhuman abilities. He was raised by Callisto's Morlocks, but after the Morlocks were slaughtered by Mister Sinister's Marauders in the "Mutant Massacre" crossover, he became the ward of X-Factor. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech_(comics)
|
| leech | carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end |
|---|---|
| leech | a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage |
| leech | draw blood |
| leech | admire boundlessly and follow around, as of groupies |
| leech | Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed |
| leech | of plants or persons |
Á¦Ç°¸í |
ÆÇ¸Å»ç |
º¸ÇèÄÚµå | ¼ººÐ/ÇÔ·® | ±¸ºÐ/º¸Çè±Þ¿© |
|---|
Á¦Ç°¸í |
ÆÇ¸Å»ç |
º¸ÇèÄÚµå | ¼ººÐ/ÇÔ·® | ±¸ºÐ/º¸Çè±Þ¿© |
|---|