hirudin
noun
hi·ru·din
hi-ˈrü-dᵊn 
ˈhir-(y)ə-
: an anticoagulant extracted from the buccal glands of the medicinal leech
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The team also found that sulfated anophelins are more effective than hirudin, a blood-thinning molecule derived from the salivary juices of leeches, which is occasionally used in clinical settings.
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Vanessa Zainzinger, Science | AAAS, 10 Apr. 2018
Vanessa Zainzinger, Science | AAAS, 10 Apr. 2018
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hirudin
noun
hi·ru·din
hir-ˈüd-ᵊn
ˈhir-(y)əd-ən
ˈhir-(y)əd-ən
: an anticoagulant extracted from the buccal glands of a leech
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