¿Significado visual de 'leeches'? - aprender con imágenes, ejemplos de la vida diaria

noun

Sanguijuelas

An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

"The doctor used leeches to reduce swelling in the patient's injured finger by drawing out excess blood. "

El médico usó sanguijuelas para reducir la hinchazón en el dedo lesionado del paciente extrayendo el exceso de sangre.

animal biology medicine organism

noun

Sanguijuela, parásito

A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.

""The unemployed relative who constantly borrows money but never repays it is considered one of the family's leeches." "

El pariente desempleado que constantemente pide dinero prestado pero nunca lo devuelve es considerado uno de los parásitos de la familia.

person negative business economy society moral character

noun

Ventosa

A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.

"The old medical kit contained glass leeches, used for drawing blood and relieving swelling. "

El antiguo botiquín médico contenía ventosas de vidrio, utilizadas para extraer sangre y aliviar la hinchazón.

medicine utensil device organism animal biology

verb

Aplicar sanguijuelas

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

"The doctor decided to leech the swelling in the patient's knee. "

El médico decidió aplicar sanguijuelas a la hinchazón de la rodilla del paciente.

medicine biology physiology organism animal

verb

Exprimir, explotar

To 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.

economy business

noun

Médico

A physician.

"In the 1800s, some doctors were known as "leeches" because they often used bloodletting as a treatment. "

En el siglo XIX, algunos médicos eran conocidos como "médicos" porque a menudo usaban la sangría como tratamiento.

medicine person

noun

Curandero

(Heathenry) A healer.

"In their village, the leeches were respected for their knowledge of herbs and their ability to mend broken bones. "

En su aldea, los curanderos eran respetados por su conocimiento de las hierbas y su capacidad para curar huesos rotos.

religion mythology person medicine

verb

Tratar, curar

To treat, cure or heal.

"While unconventional and less common in modern English, here's a sentence fitting the requested parameters:

"In the old days, doctors would leech patients with bloodletting to try and cure them of their illnesses." "

En el pasado, los médicos trataban a los pacientes con sangrías para tratar de curarlos de sus enfermedades.

medicine

noun

Los bordes verticales de una vela cuadrada

The vertical edge of a square sail.

"The sailors adjusted the lines to tighten the leeches of the square sails, making the ship sail faster. "

Los marineros ajustaron las líneas para tensar los bordes verticales de las velas cuadradas, haciendo que el barco navegara más rápido.

nautical sailing part

noun

Baluma

The aft edge of a triangular sail.

"The sailor adjusted the tension on the leeches of the mainsail to catch more wind. "

El marinero ajustó la tensión en la baluma de la vela mayor para atrapar más viento.

nautical sailing part