Sale of medicinal leeches in a market of Istanbul. Medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) is a bloodsucking worm widely used in the past by traditiona

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Sale of medicinal leeches in a market of Istanbul. Medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) is a bloodsucking worm widely used in the past by traditional medicine for bleedings. This photo was taken in Egyptian Spice Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Keywords: annelida, bazaar, bleeding, bloodsucking, egyptian, hirudinida, hirudinidae, hirudo, istanbul, leeches, medicinal, medicinalis, medicine, parasite, spice, traditional, turkey, worm