Definition of Hirudo. Meaning of Hirudo. Synonyms of Hirudo

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Definition of Hirudo

Hirudo
Hirudo Hi*ru"do, n. [L., a leech.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of leeches, including the common medicinal leech. See Leech.

Meaning of Hirudo from wikipedia

- Hirudo medicinalis, or the European medicinal leech, is one of several species of leeches used as medicinal leeches. Other species of Hirudo sometimes...
- described in 2005 and are gaining acceptance: Hirudo verbana Hirudo orientalis Hirudo sulukii Hirudo troctina Hirudo tianjinensis Species are typically exterior...
- Hirudo verbana is a species of leech. Hirudo verbana has long been used as a medicinal leech under the species H. medicinalis, but has recently been recognized...
- Hirudo orientalis is a species of medicinal leech. It has been confused with Hirudo medicinalis, but has recently been recognized as a different species...
- Hirudo sulukii is a species of leech that has been found from Kara Lake of Adiyaman, Sülüklü Lake of Gaziantep and Segirkan wetland of Batman in Turkey...
- unique example of a building constructed to keep live medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) healthy prior to their sale by the local apothecary to doctors...
- marine environments. The best-known species, such as the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, are hematophagous, attaching themselves to a host with a sucker...
- invertebrate in which a neuron cell was identified was the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis. Learning and memory using nociceptors in the sea hare, Aplysia...
- John Hill Hippocampus /hɪpəˈkæmpəs/ Hippocampi Sea Horse 1754 John Hill Hirudo /hɪˈruːdoʊ/ Hirudinis Leech 1754 John Hill Jord**** /dʒɔːrˈdeɪnəs/ Jordani...
- occurring peptide in the salivary glands of blood-sucking leeches (such as Hirudo medicinalis) that has a blood anticoagulant property. This is essential...