Leech (disambiguation)

Leech may refer to:

• Leech, common name for the annelids comprising the subclass Hirudinea
  • Leeching, a form of bloodletting in medieval and early-modern medicine which used leeches
• Leech, an old term for a doctor of medicine
• Leech, metaphorically, a person who exploitatively latches onto other people
• Leech (computing), in computing, someone who uses others' information or effort but does not provide any in return
• The aft edge of a sail, which is referred to as a leech in sailing
• Leech (comics), a fictional character in the X-Men universe.
• Leech lattice, in mathematics, a lattice Λ in R²⁴, discovered by John Leech (mathematician)
• Leech (He-Man), a character from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
• Leeches, an alternative name for pythiosis in horses
• The 12th episode of the first season of Smallville
• The Leech, a 1956 film
• "Leech" (Eve 6 song), a song by Eve 6

Surname

• Allen Leech
• Faith Leech
• Garry Leech
• Geoffrey Leech
• Haliburton Hume Leech
• James Russell Leech
• John Leech (disambiguation)
• Kenneth Leech
• Margaret Leech
• Samuel Leech
• Richard Leech
• Richard Leech (tenor)
• Ryan Leech

See also

• Leeching (disambiguation)
• Leach (disambiguation)
• Leaching (disambiguation)