noun🔗ShareSanguijuelaAn aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis."While swimming in the lake, I felt a leech attach itself to my leg. "Mientras nadaba en el lago, sentí que una sanguijuela se adhería a mi pierna.animalmedicinebiologyanatomyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSanguijuela, parásitoA person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion."He never pays for lunch; he's a leech who always expects his friends to cover his bill. "Nunca paga el almuerzo; es un parásito que siempre espera que sus amigos cubran su cuenta.personnegativecharactereconomymoralbusinesshumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVentosaA glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum."The doctor used a leech to draw out the fluid from the swelling on her injured ankle. "El médico usó una ventosa para extraer el líquido de la hinchazón en su tobillo lesionado.medicineutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAplicar una sanguijuelaTo apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient."The doctor leeched the patient to help reduce swelling. "El médico aplicó una sanguijuela al paciente para ayudar a reducir la hinchazón.medicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExprimir, explotarTo drain (resources) without giving back."Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return."Bert exprimió cientos de archivos del BBS, pero nunca subió nada a cambio.economybusinessfinancevaluemoralinhumannegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMédicoA physician."The leech prescribed antibiotics for the student's infected finger. "El médico recetó antibióticos para el dedo infectado del estudiante.medicinepersonjobhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCurandero(Heathenry) A healer."In the Viking village, the villagers trusted Astrid, the leech, to mend their wounds and ease their ailments. "En la aldea vikinga, los aldeanos confiaban en Astrid, la curandera, para curar sus heridas y aliviar sus dolencias.religionmythologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTratar, curarTo treat, cure or heal."The doctor will leech the infection from the wound. "El médico tratará la infección de la herida.medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBalumaThe vertical edge of a square sail."The sailor adjusted the tension on the leech of the square sail to catch more wind. "El marinero ajustó la tensión en la baluma de la vela cuadrada para atrapar más viento.nauticalsailingtechnicalpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBalumaThe aft edge of a triangular sail."The sailor carefully adjusted the leech of the triangular sail to catch the wind. "El marinero ajustó cuidadosamente la baluma de la vela triangular para atrapar el viento.nauticalsailingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
