Leech
A leech (genus: hirudinea) was a worm-like animal which fed on blood. (AUDIO: City of Spires [+]Loading...["City of Spires (audio story)"])
Leeches were sometimes used for medicinal purposes. Sir Isaac Newton once refused an offer of help for one of his seizures, as he knew it would involve leeches. (AUDIO: Summer [+]Loading...["Summer (audio story)"]) In 1794 Paris, a physician claimed he needed to go collect some leeches to treat Susan's illness. (TV: The Reign of Terror [+]Loading...["The Reign of Terror (TV story)"]) When Barbara Wright offered Vicki some aspirin, Vicki compared taking the pills to sticking leeches on someone, as both treatments seemed medieval to her. (TV: The Web Planet [+]Loading...["The Web Planet (TV story)"]) On Arcadia, leeches were used to try to treat Elaine Delahaye's madness. (PROSE: Deceit [+]Loading...["Deceit (novel)"])
In 1699 on the Fancy, a leech bit De Florres, causing the Siren to take him to her ship. (TV: The Curse of the Black Spot [+]Loading...["The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)"])
In 1965, Alexander Lullington-Smythe was temporarily transformed into a leech by the Latter-Day Pantheon. (PROSE: Salvation [+]Loading...["Salvation (novel)"])
Sarah Jane Smith was bitten by several leeches during a visit to Papua New Guinea. (PROSE: Conscription [+]Loading...["Conscription (short story)"])
The Fourth Doctor called the Collector a blood-sucking leech. (TV: The Sun Makers [+]Loading...["The Sun Makers (TV story)"])
Mula compared Zanak to an enormous leech after the Fourth Doctor explained how it consumed other planets. (TV: The Pirate Planet [+]Loading...["The Pirate Planet (TV story)"])
The Eighth Doctor called Miraculite a leech. (AUDIO: Faith Stealer [+]Loading...["Faith Stealer (audio story)"])
The Process resembled a giant leech. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)"])
Azoth created leech-like creatures and placed them in humans as part of his plan to destroy the Beast. (PROSE: The Taint [+]Loading...["The Taint (novel)"])
Pelt was attacked by leeches on a planet in the Quadrille. (PROSE: The Dalek Factor [+]Loading...["The Dalek Factor (novel)"])
The Eighth Doctor and Perfection encountered leeches on an island in the Divergent Universe. (AUDIO: The Next Life [+]Loading...["The Next Life (audio story)"])
