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leech

Leech vs Beech - What's the difference?

leech | beech |


As nouns the difference between leech and beech

is that leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail while beech is a tree of the genus fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.

As a verb leech

is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Letch vs Leech - What's the difference?

letch | leech |


In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between letch and leech

is that letch is (archaic) strong desire; passion while leech is (archaic) a physician.

As nouns the difference between letch and leech

is that letch is (archaic) strong desire; passion or letch can be a stream or pool in boggy land or letch can be while leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail.

As verbs the difference between letch and leech

is that letch is while leech is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Lech vs Leech - What's the difference?

lech | leech |


As nouns the difference between lech and leech

is that lech is a strong, lecherous desire or craving while leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially species: Hirudo medicinalis.

As verbs the difference between lech and leech

is that lech is to behave lecherously while leech is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Lice vs Leech - What's the difference?

lice | leech |


As nouns the difference between lice and leech

is that lice is irregular plural of louseleech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially species: Hirudo medicinalis.

As a verb leech is

to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Taxonomy vs Leech - What's the difference?

taxonomy | leech |


As nouns the difference between taxonomy and leech

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail.

As a verb leech is

to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Leech vs Hirudine - What's the difference?

leech | hirudine |


As a noun leech

is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail.

As a verb leech

is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

As an adjective hirudine is

(zoology) of or relating to the leeches.

Leech vs Spritsail - What's the difference?

leech | spritsail |


In nautical terms the difference between leech and spritsail

is that leech is the aft edge of a triangular sail while spritsail is a form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail and its rig, supporting the leech of the sail by means of a sprit.

As nouns the difference between leech and spritsail

is that leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially species: Hirudo medicinalis while spritsail is a form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail and its rig, supporting the leech of the sail by means of a sprit.

As a verb leech

is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Leech vs Hirudin - What's the difference?

leech | hirudin |


In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between leech and hirudin

is that leech is (medicine) a glass tube adapted for drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum while hirudin is (medicine) a peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.

As nouns the difference between leech and hirudin

is that leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail while hirudin is (medicine) a peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.

As a verb leech

is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Leech vs Hirudinal - What's the difference?

leech | hirudinal |


As a noun leech

is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail.

As a verb leech

is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

As an adjective hirudinal is

(obsolete) of or pertaining to leeches.

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