hirudin

As nouns the difference between terms and hirudin

is that terms is while hirudin is (medicine) a peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.

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.

As a noun hirudin

is (medicine) a peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.

As an adjective hirudine is

(zoology) of or relating to the leeches.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and hirudin

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while hirudin is (medicine) a peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between anticoagulant and hirudin

is that anticoagulant is (medicine) a substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting while hirudin is (medicine) a peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.

As nouns the difference between anticoagulant and hirudin

is that anticoagulant is (medicine) a substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting while hirudin is (medicine) a peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.

As an adjective anticoagulant

is acting as an anticoagulant.

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between leech and hirudin

is that leech is (medicine) a glass tube adapted for drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum while hirudin is (medicine) a peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.

As nouns the difference between leech and hirudin

is that leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially or leech can be (archaic) a physician or leech can be (nautical) the vertical edge of a square sail while hirudin is (medicine) a peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.

As a verb leech

is to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

As nouns the difference between peptide and hirudin

is that peptide is while hirudin is (medicine) a peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.

Hirudinal is a related term of hirudin.

As a noun hirudin

is a peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.

As an adjective hirudinal is

of or pertaining to leeches.