HIRUDIN


Meaning of HIRUDIN in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .