hirudin

English

Etymology

From Latin hirudo (“leech”) + -in

Noun

hirudin (countable and uncountable, plural hirudins)

(medicine) A peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.

Related terms

hirudinal
Hirudo

Translations

peptide obtained from the salivary glands of leeches

Arabic: هيرودين‎
Chinese:
Mandarin: 水蛭素 (zh) (shuǐzhìsù)
Finnish: hirudiini (fi)

French: hirudine (fr) f
Russian: гируди́н (ru) m (girudín)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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