Leeching may refer to:
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Leeching (medical)
''Hirudo medicinalis'', or the European medicinal leech, is one of several species of leeches used as medicinal leeches.
Other species of ''Hirudo'' sometimes also used as medicinal leeches include ''Hirudo orientalis, H. orientalis'', ''Hirudo ...
, also called hirudotherapy, the use of leeches for bloodletting or medical therapy
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Leeching (computing), using others' information or effort without providing anything in return
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Image leeching, direct linking to an object, such as an image, on a remote site
See also
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Leaching (disambiguation)
Leaching is the loss or extraction of certain materials from a carrier into a liquid (usually, but not always a solvent), and may refer to:
* Leaching (agriculture), the loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil; or applying a small amou ...
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