hirudin

English

Etymology

From Latin hirūdo (“leech”) +‎ -in.

Noun

hirudin (countable and uncountable, plural hirudins)

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

Derived terms

• -irudin
• hirudinization
• hirudinize

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