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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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