hir|u|din

hir|u|din
hir|u|din «HIHR yu dihn», noun.
a substance obtained from an active principle extracted from leeches, used to slow down or prevent coagulation of the blood.
[< Latin hirūdō leech + English -in]

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  • hir — es·ki·se·hir; hir·able; hir·car·rah; hir·cine; hir·co·cer·vus; hir·die gir·die; hir·dum dir·dum; hir·er; hir·ling; hir·mos; hir·ne·o·la; hir·su·tal; hir·sute; hir·su·tel·la; hir·su·ti·es; hir·sut·ism; hir·su·tu·lous; hir·tel·la; hir·tel·lous;… …   English syllables

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  • hirudinea — hir·u·din·ea …   English syllables

  • hirudinean — hir·u·din·e·an …   English syllables

  • hirudinei — hir·u·din·ei …   English syllables

  • Hirudinidae — Hir·u·din·i·dae .hir (y)ə din ə .dē n pl a family of aquatic leeches that have 5 ringed segments, 5 pairs of eyes, and usu. 3 toothed jaws and that include the common medicinal leech …   Medical dictionary

  • hirudin — /hir yeuh din, hir euh , hi roohd n/, n. a gray or white, water soluble acidic polypeptide obtained from the buccal gland of leeches, used in medicine chiefly as an anticoagulant. [1900 05; formerly trademark] * * * …   Universalium

  • Hirudinea — /hir oo din ee euh/, n. the class comprising the leeches. [ < NL; see HIRUDINEAN] * * * …   Universalium

  • hirudinean — /hir oo din ee euhn/, n. 1. any annelid worm of the class Hirudinea, comprising the leeches. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Hirudinea. [1825 35; < NL Hirudine(a) (L hirudin (s. of hirudo) leech + ea, neut. pl. of eus adj. suffix) + AN] *… …   Universalium

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