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Hirudin vs Heparin - What's the difference?

hirudin | heparin |

As nouns the difference between hirudin and heparin

is that hirudin is (medicine) a peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant while heparin is (medicine|carbohydrate) a glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant.

hirudin

English

Noun

(wikipedia hirudin) (-)
  • (medicine) A peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant

    • Related terms

    *hirudinal English words suffixed with -in

    heparin

    English

    (wikipedia heparin)

    Noun

  • (medicine, carbohydrate) A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant

    • Derived terms

    * heparinize * heparinized