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hirudin

[hir-yuh-din, hir-uh-, hi-rood-n]

noun

a gray or white, water-soluble acidic polypeptide obtained from the buccal gland of leeches, used in medicine chiefly as an anticoagulant.

Nearby words

  1. hirsute,
  2. hirsutism,
  3. hirsutulous,
  4. hirtellous,
  5. hirudicide,
  6. hirudinea,
  7. hirudinean,
  8. hirudinoid,
  9. hirudo,
  10. hirundine

Origin of hirudin

First recorded in 1900–05; formerly trademark
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British Dictionary definitions for hirudin

hirudin

noun

med an anticoagulant extracted from the mouth glands of leeches

Word Origin for hirudin

C20: from Latin hirudin-, hirudo leech + -in
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Medicine definitions for hirudin

hirudin

[hĭ-rōōd′n, hîr′ə-dən, -yə-]

n.

A substance extracted from the salivary glands of leeches and used as an anticoagulant.
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