hirudin

noun hi·ru·din \hi-ˈrü-d^ən, ˈhir-(y)ə-\

Definition of HIRUDIN

: an anticoagulant extracted from the buccal glands of the medicinal leech

from Hirudin, a trademark

First Known Use: 1905

Medical Dictionary

noun hi·ru·din \hir-ˈüd-^ən, ˈhir-(y)əd-ən\

: an anticoagulant extracted from the buccal glands of a leech

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