Woman applying a medicinal leech to her ?
Woman applying a medicinal leech to her forearm, woodcut from a 1639 treatise by Belgian, Joannis Mommarti. Until the 20th century, Leeching was used to draw blood from the body, in a treatment similar to bloodletting
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10654977
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45203356
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2100px x 1656px
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Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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