Leeching [přikládání pijavic]
topical
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- Terms
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hirudoterapie
léčba pijavkami lékařskými
pijavky - přikládání
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Leech Therapy
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D024763
Definition
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.
- DUI
- D024763 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0371790
- Previous indexing
- Bloodletting (1965-2001); Leeches (1965-2001)
- History note
- 2002
- Public note
- 2002
Allowable subheadings
- AE
- adverse effects 0
- CL
- classification 0
- EC
- economics 0
- ES
- ethics 0
- HI
- history 2
- IS
- instrumentation 0
- MT
- methods 8
- MO
- mortality 0
- NU
- nursing 1
- PX
- psychology 0
- ST
- standards 0
- SN
- statistics & numerical data 0
- TD
- trends 2
- VE
- veterinary 1
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Occurrences in Medvik records
E
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
E02.134
Bridge Therapy
E02.348
Electroporation Therapies
E02.990
Treatment Switching