The difference between Leech and Physician

When used as nouns, leech means an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially , whereas physician means a practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon.


Leech is also verb with the meaning: to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

check bellow for the other definitions of Leech and Physician

  1. Leech as a noun:

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

  2. Leech as a noun (figuratively):

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

  3. Leech as a noun (medicine, dated):

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

  1. Leech as a verb (transitive):

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

  2. Leech as a verb (transitive):

    To drain (resources) without giving back.

    Examples:

    " Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return."

  1. Leech as a noun (archaic):

    A physician.

  2. Leech as a noun (paganism, Heathenry):

    A healer.

  1. Leech as a verb (archaic, rare):

    To treat, cure or heal.

  1. Leech as a noun (nautical):

    The vertical edge of a square sail.

  2. Leech as a noun (nautical):

    The aft edge of a triangular sail.

  1. Physician as a noun:

    A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.

  2. Physician as a noun:

    A medical doctor trained in human medicine.