Medical term:

hirudin


hirudin

 [hĭ-roo´din]
the active principle of the buccal secretion of leeches; it prevents clotting of the blood. A product made with recombinant technology is used as an anticoagulant.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

hir·u·din

(hir'ū-din),
An antithrombin substance extracted from the salivary glands of the leech that has the property of preventing coagulation of the blood.
[L. hirudo, leech]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

hirudin

(hîr-o͞od′n, hîr′ə-dən, -yə-)
n.
A substance secreted by the buccal glands of leeches, capable of preventing coagulation by inactivating thrombin and used in medicine as an anticoagulant.
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hirudin

Hematology The most potent known inhibitor of thrombin, produced by the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

hir·u·din

(hir-ū'din)
An antithrombin substance extracted from the salivary glands of the leech that has the property of preventing coagulation of the blood.
[L. hirudo, leech]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

hirudin

A substance secreted by the salivary glands of leeches to prevent blood coagulation so that they can continue to feed on blood. The leeches are, of course, unaware that their hirudin acts by binding directly to thrombin molecules thus preventing them from converting soluble fibrinogen to fibrin. Hirudin has been found capable of preventing restenosis after coronary angioplasty.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

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