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.

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