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medicinal leech

me·dic·i·nal leech
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muh-dis-uh-nl leech]
    • /məˈdɪs ə nl litʃ/
    • /məˈdɪs.ɪ.nəl liːtʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-dis-uh-nl leech]
    • /məˈdɪs ə nl litʃ/

Definitions of medicinal leech words

  • noun medicinal leech a bloodsucking leech, Hirudo medicinalis, of Europe, introduced into the northeastern U.S., usually green with brown stripes, up to 4 inches (10 cm) long: once used by physicians to bleed patients. 1
  • noun medicinal leech a large European freshwater leech, Hirudo medicinalis, formerly used in medical bloodletting 0
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Origin of medicinal leech

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Medicinal leech

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Medicinal leech

medicinal leech popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

medicinal leech usage trend in Literature

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