Leech

Author : Robert G. W. Kirk,Neil Pemberton
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781780230689

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Leech by Robert G. W. Kirk,Neil Pemberton Pdf

Armed with razor-sharp teeth and capable of drinking many times its volume of blood, the leech is an unlikely cure for ill health. Yet that is exactly the role this worm-like parasite has played in both Western and Eastern medicine throughout history. In this book, Robert G. W. Kirk and Neil Pemberton explore how the leech surfaces in radically different spheres. The ancients used them in humeral medicine to bring the four humors of the body—blood, phlegm, and black and yellow bile—back into balance. Today, leeches are used in plastic and reconstructive surgery to help reattach severed limbs and remove pools of blood before it kills tissue. Leeches have also been used in a nineteenth-century meteorological barometer and a twentieth-century biomedical tool that helped win a Nobel Prize. Kirk and Pemberton also reveal the dark side of leeches as they are portrayed in fiction, film, and popular culture. From Bram Stoker’s Dracula to a video game player’s nemesis, the leech is used to represent the fears of science run amok. Leech shines new light on one of humanity’s most enduring and unlikely companions.

Author : Rees Price (M.D.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1822
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590809029

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A treatise on the utility of sangui-suction, or leech bleeding by Rees Price (M.D.) Pdf

Author : George Owen
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368837563

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The Leech Club by George Owen Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Author : DR. HEMANT D TOSHIKHANE ,DR. JIGNESH CHAUHAN ,DR. HARISH DAGA
Publisher : Book Rivers
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-06
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9789355151841

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LEECH – A WALKING NEEDLE AS A WOUND HEALER by DR. HEMANT D TOSHIKHANE ,DR. JIGNESH CHAUHAN ,DR. HARISH DAGA Pdf

Author : Yi-Te Lai,賴亦德、陳俊宏,Jiun-Hong Chen
Publisher : 國立臺灣大學出版中心
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Leeches
ISBN : 9860227608

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臺灣蛭類動物志:Leech Fauna of Taiwan-Biota Taiwanica by Yi-Te Lai,賴亦德、陳俊宏,Jiun-Hong Chen Pdf

Author : Sportsman's Connection
Publisher : Sportsman's Connection
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781885010278

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Minnesota - Leech Lake Area & Park Rapids Area Fishing Map Guide by Sportsman's Connection Pdf

Newly updated for 2016, the Minnesota Leech Lake Area & Park Rapids Fishing Map Guide is a thorough, easy-to-use collection of detailed contour lake maps, fish stocking and survey data, and the best fishing spots and tips from area experts. Fishing maps, detailed area road maps and exhaustive fishing information for lakes and streams in the famous Leech Lake and Park Rapids areas are provided in this handy eBook. Over 180 publicly accessible lakes in Cass, Hubbard and Wadena counties are included. This provides all the information you need to fish the entire region + comprehensive information that you just cannot get from an app or a chip. Whether you’re chasing jumbo perch on Leech Lake, muskies on Mantrap Lake or walleyes on Ten Mile Lake, you'll find all the information you need to enjoy a successful day out on the water on one of the region's many excellent fisheries. Know your waters. Catch more fish with the Minnesota Leech Lake Area & Park Rapids Fishing Map Guide.

Author : L. Patricia Kite
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822530546

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Leeches by L. Patricia Kite Pdf

Describes the different species of leeches, their physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle.

Author : William Makepeace Thackeray
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-16
Category : Humor
ISBN : EAN:4064066104122

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John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character by William Makepeace Thackeray Pdf

William Makepeace Thackeray immortalizes the memory of his lifelong friend in the novel "John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character". John Leech was a British caricaturist and illustrator. He was best known for his work for 'Punch', a humorous magazine for a broad middle-class audience, combining verbal and graphic political satire with light social comedy. Leech's critical yet humorous cartoons on the Crimean War (1853) helped shape public attitudes toward heroism, warfare, and Britons' role in the world. Leech also enjoyed fame as the first illustrator of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella 'A Christmas Carol'.

Author : Barbara A. Somervill
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1404238018

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Leeches by Barbara A. Somervill Pdf

A look at the life cycle and behavior of leeches.

Author : Tayler Cole
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781482439519

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Bloodsucking Leeches by Tayler Cole Pdf

There are over 650 different types of leeches. And most want to suck your blood! These real-life vampires are nocturnal, like dark places, and only come out when they get thirsty! But can these bloodsuckers actually help humans? The ancient Egyptians may have been on to something! Readers learn about the habitats, history, and medical uses of the bloodsucking leech. Full-color photographs offer an up close view of these thirsty worms, and fact boxes share more details about their fascinating lives.

Author : Miriam Coleman
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1900-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781477728819

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Leeches Eat Blood! by Miriam Coleman Pdf

Leeches are parasites that feed off the blood of many animals, including people. Living in freshwater, salt water, and even on land, these bloodsuckers are always looking for their next meal. Find out about the many kinds of leeches, their anatomy, habitats, and favorite meals. A fact spread highlights some of the more disgusting features of leeches.

Author : Alvin Silverstein,Virginia Silverstein
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766033171

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Dung Beetles, Slugs, Leeches, and More by Alvin Silverstein,Virginia Silverstein Pdf

"Explores 'yucky' things animals do, including slime-producing animals, blood-ingesting animals, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Andrew Lane,Macmillan
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780330540377

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Red Leech by Andrew Lane,Macmillan Pdf

Red Leech, is the second in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager – creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books. Sherlock Holmes knows that Amyus Crow, his mysterious American tutor, has some dark secrets. But he didn't expect to find a notorious killer, hanged by the US government, apparently alive and well in Surrey – and Crow somehow mixed up in it. When no one will tell you the truth, sometimes you have to risk all to discover it for yourself. And so begins an adventure that will take Sherlock across the ocean to America, to the centre of a deadly web – where life and death are cheap, and truth has a price no sane person would pay . . . Sherlock Holmes. Think you know him? Think again. Continue the investigative adventures with Andrew Lane's Black Ice and Fire Storm.

Author : Dmitrii Emets
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9785040060399

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Tanya Grotter and the Golden Leech by Dmitrii Emets Pdf

Thunder shakes the magic school Tibidox. Lightning beat at exactly one point – the masonry on the roof of the Big Tower. And in the neglected gatehouse by the swamp Tanya Grotter discovers the forgotten prophecy of The Ancient One. If an ancient spirit is released, the Golden Leech will begin to crawl into the magic fire and the Rope in the fingerboard of the double bass will break, time will swing in the opposite direction, the revived pagan idols will go to war on the Tortoise of Eternity and the Sinister Gates will collapse! The forecasted events begin to happen one after another... And all this during the dragonball world championship, in which the composite Tibidox team must battle with the team of the Invisibles, in which the incomparable Gury Puper shines!

Author : K. H. Mann
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483224039

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Leeches (Hirudinea) by K. H. Mann Pdf

Leeches (Hirudinea): Their Structure, Physiology, Ecology and Embryology presents a concise account of the vast knowledge, particularly in the realm of physiology of the Hirudinea. The text provides the various aspects of the life of leeches (Hirudenea). The first three chapters are devoted to the survey of the different families of leeches and the description of Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal leech). The physiological aspects of leeches such as its circulatory and respiratory systems, muscles, nerves, sense organs, and reproductive processes are elaborated in detail in subsequent chapters. Leech nutrition, behavior, locomotion, and the ways in which the distribution and abundance of leeches is affected by factors of the environment, both living and non-living are elucidated as well. Zoologists will find the book very useful and informative.