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| + | The '''leech''' is a specific [[animal]] that attaches itself to another creature, usually absorbing some of its [[blood]]. This ability allowed leeches to be used in [[medicine]], typically by primitive cultures. |
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| + | [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]] was fond of leeches as a [[food|snack]]. In [[2154]], he snacked on some leeches while dictating a letter to Dr. [[Jeremy Lucas]]. He also fed one to a begging [[Porthos]] after warning him that it would clear out the [[dog]]'s [[Digestive system|intestinal tract]]. ({{ENT|Doctor's Orders}}) |
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| − | The '''leech''' is an [[animal]] indigenous to [[Earth]]. It feeds by attaching itself to another creature, and absorbing some of its [[blood]]. |
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| + | The [[Emergency Medical Hologram]] of the {{USS|Prometheus|Prometheus class}} told [[The Doctor]], after arriving in the [[Alpha Quadrant]], that advances in [[medical equipment]] since the {{USS|Voyager}} left meant that "[[scalpel]]s and leeches" were not used anymore. ({{VOY|Message in a Bottle}}) |
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| − | Leeches were used as part of primitive [[medicine]] on Earth, and are often referred to when disparaging apparently outdated [[drugs and treatments|medical techniques]]. In [[2374]], the [[EMH Mark II]] aboard the [[USS Prometheus|USS ''Prometheus'']] remarked to [[the Doctor]] that medical science had evolved beyond "scalpels or leeches" when the latter failed to recognize a [[thrombic modulator]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Message in a Bottle]]") And Dr. Phlox has pet leeches in the Enterprise NX-01 sickbay. |
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| + | In [[2377]], when The Doctor was forced to work aboard [[Hospital Ship 4-2]], he complained "''With technology this primitive you may as well be using leeches.''" ({{VOY|Critical Care}}) |
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| + | *[[Aldebaran mud leech]] |
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| + | *[[Terran leech]] |
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Revision as of 22:19, 23 January 2014
- You may also be looking for the TNG holodeck character Felix Leech.
The leech is a specific animal that attaches itself to another creature, usually absorbing some of its blood. This ability allowed leeches to be used in medicine, typically by primitive cultures.
Doctor Phlox was fond of leeches as a snack. In 2154, he snacked on some leeches while dictating a letter to Dr. Jeremy Lucas. He also fed one to a begging Porthos after warning him that it would clear out the dog's intestinal tract. (ENT: "Doctor's Orders")
The Emergency Medical Hologram of the USS Prometheus told The Doctor, after arriving in the Alpha Quadrant, that advances in medical equipment since the USS Voyager left meant that "scalpels and leeches" were not used anymore. (VOY: "Message in a Bottle")
In 2377, when The Doctor was forced to work aboard Hospital Ship 4-2, he complained "With technology this primitive you may as well be using leeches." (VOY: "Critical Care")
Types
- Aldebaran mud leech
- Terran leech