Maren McKenna
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Radiolab
Staph Retreat
Freya is especially interested in this because she, for her historical reenactment, is developing this nun character who goes off and heals people.
Radiolab
Staph Retreat
And then to cut a long story short, they find themselves both interested in this one particular book.
Radiolab
Staph Retreat
And leech, like a leech, like a little worm that grabs onto your blood?
Radiolab
Staph Retreat
No, no, it comes from the old English word lecher, which is actually a healer or a doctor.
Radiolab
Staph Retreat
So that the little squiggly animals are called leeches because they're medicinal, not the other way around.
Radiolab
Staph Retreat
So the doctor wasn't named for the leech, the leech was named for the doctor.