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Leaches.

While they fell out of use for some time modern medicine now uses leaches to prevent blood from pooling under the skin following certain types of surgery. If this pooled blood were allowed to remain it would interfere with healing.

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The creature is the leech (Hirudinea).

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Q: What slimy creature was once used by doctors to drain bad bloods?
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