ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT Therapeutics [E02] Therapeutics Acoustic Stimulation [E02.037] Acoustic Stimulation Airway Management [E02.041] Airway Management Apitherapy [E02.046] Apitherapy Balneology [E02.056] Balneology Bed Rest [E02.075] Bed Rest Behavior Control [E02.085] Behavior Control Biological Therapy [E02.095] Biological Therapy Blood Component Removal [E02.120] Blood Component Removal Bridge Therapy [E02.134] Bridge Therapy Catheterization [E02.148] Catheterization Cautery [E02.154] Cautery Chronotherapy [E02.168] Chronotherapy Climatotherapy [E02.175] Climatotherapy Clinical Protocols [E02.183] Clinical Protocols Combined Modality Therapy [E02.186] Combined Modality Therapy Complementary Therapies [E02.190] Complementary Therapies Conservative Treatment [E02.197] Conservative Treatment Contraindications [E02.208] Contraindications Cosmetic Techniques [E02.218] Cosmetic Techniques Cryotherapy [E02.258] Cryotherapy Decompression [E02.278] Decompression Drainage [E02.309] Drainage Drug Therapy [E02.319] Drug Therapy Electric Stimulation Therapy [E02.331] Electric Stimulation Therapy Electroporation Therapies [E02.348] Electroporation Therapies Emergency Treatment [E02.365] Emergency Treatment Feeding Methods [E02.421] Feeding Methods Fetal Therapies [E02.467] Fetal Therapies Genomic Medicine [E02.479] Genomic Medicine Glycemic Control [E02.491] Glycemic Control Hemodilution [E02.514] Hemodilution Hemostatic Techniques [E02.520] Hemostatic Techniques Hygiene [E02.547] Hygiene Hyperthermia, Induced [E02.565] Hyperthermia, Induced Insufflation [E02.583] Insufflation Intubation [E02.585] Intubation Ischemic Postconditioning [E02.587] Ischemic Postconditioning Ischemic Preconditioning [E02.592] Ischemic Preconditioning Laser Therapy [E02.594] Laser Therapy Leeching [E02.596] Leeching Lithotripsy [E02.600] Lithotripsy Magnetic Field Therapy [E02.621] Magnetic Field Therapy Mechanical Thrombolysis [E02.631] Mechanical Thrombolysis Non-Medical Prescribing [E02.637] Non-Medical Prescribing Nutrition Therapy [E02.642] Nutrition Therapy Obesity Management [E02.650] Obesity Management Olfactory Training [E02.662] Olfactory Training Organ Sparing Treatments [E02.674] Organ Sparing Treatments Orthokeratologic Procedures [E02.706] Orthokeratologic Procedures Orthopedic Procedures [E02.718] Orthopedic Procedures Orthoptics [E02.730] Orthoptics Pain Management [E02.745] Pain Management Patient Care [E02.760] Patient Care Patient Care Bundles [E02.765] Patient Care Bundles Patient Isolation [E02.770] Patient Isolation Phototherapy [E02.774] Phototherapy Physical Therapy Modalities [E02.779] Physical Therapy Modalities Precision Medicine [E02.782] Precision Medicine Placebos [E02.785] Placebos Preservation, Biological [E02.792] Preservation, Biological Prosthesis Fitting [E02.794] Prosthesis Fitting Punctures [E02.800] Punctures Radiofrequency Therapy [E02.808] Radiofrequency Therapy Radiotherapy [E02.815] Radiotherapy Rehabilitation [E02.831] Rehabilitation Rejuvenation [E02.849] Rejuvenation Remission Induction [E02.860] Remission Induction Renal Replacement Therapy [E02.870] Renal Replacement Therapy Reproductive Techniques [E02.875] Reproductive Techniques Respiratory Therapy [E02.880] Respiratory Therapy Retreatment [E02.887] Retreatment Rewarming [E02.891] Rewarming Salvage Therapy [E02.895] Salvage Therapy Secondary Prevention [E02.897] Secondary Prevention Self Care [E02.900] Self Care Sex Reassignment Procedures [E02.906] Sex Reassignment Procedures Sorption Detoxification [E02.912] Sorption Detoxification Tertiary Prevention [E02.919] Tertiary Prevention Theranostic Nanomedicine [E02.921] Theranostic Nanomedicine Therapeutic Occlusion [E02.926] Therapeutic Occlusion Therapies, Investigational [E02.931] Therapies, Investigational Therapy, Computer-Assisted [E02.950] Therapy, Computer-Assisted Therapy with Helminths [E02.960] Therapy with Helminths Tobacco Use Cessation Devices [E02.980] Tobacco Use Cessation Devices Treatment Switching [E02.990] Treatment Switching TRADITIONAL, COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE Complementary Therapeutic Methods [MT3] Complementary Therapeutic Methods Biological Therapy [MT3.465] Biological Therapy Apitherapy [MT3.465.101] Apitherapy Leeching [MT3.465.111] Leeching Aromatherapy [MT3.465.121] Aromatherapy Autohemotherapy [MT3.465.131] Autohemotherapy Balneology [MT3.465.141] Balneology Phytotherapy [MT3.465.265] Phytotherapy Hydrotherapy [MT3.465.333] Hydrotherapy Homotoxicology [MT3.465.353] Homotoxicology Iridology [MT3.465.460] Iridology Hyperbaric Oxygenation [MT3.465.567] Hyperbaric Oxygenation Ozone Therapy [MT3.465.599] Ozone Therapy Mud Therapy [MT3.465.615] Mud Therapy Orthomolecular Therapy [MT3.465.740] Orthomolecular Therapy Nutrition Therapy [MT3.465.763] Nutrition Therapy

Leeching - Preferred

Concept UI	M0371790
Scope note	The application of LEECHES to the body to draw blood for therapeutic purposes. Such medicinal leeching, an ancient medical practice, is still being used in microsurgery and the treatment of venous congestion or occlusion.
Preferred term	Leeching
Entry term(s)	Hirudotherapy Leech Therapy Medicinal Leech Therapy