Blog: Phantasm
tags: surgical tools, artifical leech, blood, bloodletting, medical, medicine, 1800s, bizarre
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fuckyeahthebizarre: Old Surgical Tools - Artificial Leech (1800s)Bloodletting with leeches was such a popular treatment for a range of medical conditions that an artificial leech was invented in 1840 and was used frequently in eye and ear surgery.
