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Bite Mark, Medicinal Leech

Bite mark on human skin from a Medicinal Leech showing typical Y-shaped pattern. These leeches have 3 jaws with roughly a hundred microscopic teeth. Leech saliva contains an anesthetic which makes the bite virtually painless, a vasodilator which expands the small blood vessels near the bite, an anti-clotting agent which can cause the wound to continue bleeding for many hours after the leech is removed, and even antibiotic agents to prevent infection.

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Bite Mark, Medicinal Leech

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Bite mark on human skin from a Medicinal Leech showing typical Y-shaped pattern. These leeches have 3 jaws with roughly a hundred microscopic teeth. Leech saliva contains an anesthetic which makes the bite virtually painless, a vasodilator which expands the small blood vessels near the bite, an anti-clotting agent which can cause the wound to continue bleeding for many hours after the leech is removed, and even antibiotic agents to prevent infection.

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4500 x 3000 px | 38.6 MB

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38.1 x 25.4 cm | 15.0 x 10.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ALTERNATIVE • ANIMAL BITE • BITE • CLOSE UP • CLOSE-UP • CLOSEUP • COLOR IMAGE • FOREGROUND • FULL FRAME • HIRUDO MEDICINALIS • HIRUDO • HORIZONTAL • HUMAN • HUMANE • INDIVIDUAL • LEECH BITE • LEECH • MEDICAL • MEDICINAL LEECH • MEDICINAL • PARASITE • PERSON • PHOTOGRAPHY • SKIN • STUDIO SHOT • TREATMENT • WORM BITE • WORM • WOUND