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Medicinal Leeches: Still A Bloody Good Idea
Ex crypta: The Curator..., History of Healthcare Museum of Health Care 2022-07-16 Ex crypta: The Curator..., History of Healthcare Museum of Health Care 2022-07-16

Medicinal Leeches: Still A Bloody Good Idea

Even people who aren’t up on their medical history tend to know at least one fact: old-fashioned medical doctors used leeches. The leech is almost as iconic a symbol of antique medicine as the head lamp or the beak-masked plague doctor.

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