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Meaning of "hirudin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HIRUDIN

From Latin hirudin-, hirudo leech + -in.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HIRUDIN

hirudin  [hɪˈruːdɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIRUDIN

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hirudin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIRUDIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hirudin

Hirudin

Hirudin is a naturally occurring peptide in the salivary glands of medicinal leeches that has a blood anticoagulant property. This is fundamental for the leeches’ alimentary habit of hematophagy, since it keeps the blood flowing after the initial phlebotomy performed by the worm on the host’s skin.

Definition of hirudin in the English dictionary

The definition of hirudin in the dictionary is an anticoagulant extracted from the mouth glands of leeches.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIRUDIN


Aladdin
əˈlædɪn
almandine
ˈælməndɪn
Aydin
ˈaɪdɪn
biliverdin
ˌbɪlɪˈvɜːdɪn
din
dɪn
Dunedin
dʌnˈiːdɪn
eldin
ˈeldɪn
gliadin
ˈɡlaɪədɪn
hesperidin
hɛˈspɛrɪdɪn
intermedin
ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪn
nandin
ˈnændɪn
nardine
ˈnɑːdɪn
Odin
ˈəʊdɪn
paladin
ˈpælədɪn
prostaglandin
ˌprɒstəˈɡlændɪn
Saladin
ˈsælədɪn
somatomedin
ˌsəʊmətəˈmiːdɪn
stand-in
ˈstændɪn
turacoverdin
ˌtʊərəkəʊˈvɜːdɪn
verdin
ˈvɜːdɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIRUDIN

hiring
hiring-fair
hirling
Hirohito
Hiroshige
Hiroshima
hirple
hirrient
hirsel
hirselling
Hirst
hirstie
hirsute
hirsuteness
hirsutism
Hirta
hirudinean
hirudinoid
hirudinous
hirundine

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIRUDIN

Aidin
avidin
baladin
Blondin
Borodin
boudin
calamondin
Cardin
Chardin
emodin
gospodin
gradin
gramicidin
Ladin
mojahedin
mujaheddin
mujahedin
phalloidin
Rodin
Teilhard de Chardin

Synonyms and antonyms of hirudin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hirudin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIRUDIN

Find out the translation of hirudin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hirudin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hirudin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水蛭素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hirudina
570 millions of speakers

English

hirudin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Hirudin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هيرودين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гирудин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hirudina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hirudin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hirudine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hirudin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hirudin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒルジン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

히 루딘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hirudin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hirudin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hirudin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिरूडिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hirudin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hirudin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hirudynę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гірудин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hirudină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χιρουδίνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hirudine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hirudin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hirudin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hirudin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIRUDIN»

The term «hirudin» is normally little used and occupies the 111.860 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIRUDIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hirudin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIRUDIN»

Discover the use of hirudin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hirudin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Frontiers on Separation Science and Tech. .
ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF HIRUDIN FROM HIRUDINARIA MANILLENSIS IN GUANG XI, CHINA CHUN-GU LIU, ZHANG-FA TONG, YOU- VAN LIU, AI-ZU LEI, YU-CAI HE School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi ...
‎2004
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Plants as Factories for Protein Production
Hirudin has been made in a variety of microorganisms including E. coli and yeast , but these entail significant fixed costs associated with fermentation. Our objective, therefore, was to test the oleosin expression and purification system as an ...
Elizabeth E. Hood, John Anthony Howard, 2002
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Blood: Principles and Practice of Hematology
Hirudin is the principal anticoagulant in the saliva of the medicinal leach, Hirudo medicinalis. Recombinant hirudin (r- hirudin) is now being tested in various clinical settings and is approved for use in patients with HIT. Hirudin is not absorbed ...
Robert I. Handin, Samuel E. Lux, Thomas P. Stossel, 2003
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Hemostasis and Thrombosis: Basic Principles and Clinical ...
The a-thrombin-hirudin complex. A: The a-carbon backbone structure of thrombin (light bluei and the a-carbon backbone structure of hirudin (redi. Disulfide bonds in the NH,-terminal domain of the hirudin molecule are in yellow, and "insertion ...
Robert W. Colman, 2006
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Current Pharmaceutical Design
The clinical potential of hirudin and the status of current clinical trials have been recently reviewed [16,76,206]. An ascending dose study of hirudin in patients undergoing total hip replacement indicated that recombinant desulphato hirudin  ...
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Materials and Coatings for Medical Devices: Cardiovascular
(2001) recombinant hirudin was covalently endpoint attached to a ni- tinol surface using chemical vapour deposition. Four-Amino [2.2]paracyclophane was synthesized from [2.2]paracyclophane, and was then converted to the corresponding ...
‎2009
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Transgenic Plants: A Production System for Industrial and ...
oil bodies from transgenic seeds with antihirudin monoclonal antibodies, followed by cross-reaction with secondary antibodies fused to fluorescein, shows the presence of hirudin on the oil body surface. The reduction in fluorescence observed ...
Meran R. L. Owen, Jan Pen, 1996
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Advances in Pharmacology
Additional contact sites have been identified, which may further increase the binding of hirudin to thrombin. These interactions are irreversible. Following an intravenous dose of hirudin, its half-life is about 40 min and its half-life is increased to ...
‎1999
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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia, Fourth Edition
TABLE 2 Treatment Protocol for r-Hirudin (Lepirudin) Anticoagulation During CPB Initial lepirudin dosing (pre-CPB) Initial iv lepirudin bolus: Initiate continuous iv infusion:a Lepirudin added to priming solution: Target lepirudin plasma levels: b ...
Theodore E. Warkentin, Andreas Greinacher, 2007
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Proteolytic Enzymes
Preparation of Hirudin The preparation starts from whole leeches, Hirudo medicinalis, rather than from the head part of the animals as was the case in the early work.6'7 Leeches 30-60 mm weighing 1-2 g were starved for 2-3 weeks while kept ...
Gertrude E. Perlmann, Laszlo Lorand, 1976

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIRUDIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hirudin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Buzz on the River: The Secret Life of Mosquitoes - Sioux City Journal
"Believe it or not, some doctors still use leeches in rare cases," he said, adding that leeches can inject an anti-coagulant known as hirudin into ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
2
A man's best friend: The leech?
Among the compounds the leech secretes is an anti-coagulant, hirudin. Scientists have actually reengineered that protein and turned it into a ... «Newsworks.org, May 15»
3
A Bloodless Coup
Usually human blood clots after a few seconds but because the leech releases a chemical known as hirudin, the blood does not clot and ... «The New Indian Express, Mar 15»
4
Traditional medicine: Maggots, leeches and 'herbal' fish rush in …
The saliva of the leech also contains enzymes and compounds that act as an anticoagulation agent, with hirudin being a major agent that binds ... «International Business Times UK, Feb 15»
5
Meet Russia's medicinal leeches
... momentarily secretes saliva that contains a strong anesthetic and dozens of proteins, including hirudin that prevents blood from coagulating. «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jan 15»
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Researcher Believes 3D Printing May Lead to the Creation of …
It is designed for people prone to having strokes, and is able to release blood thinning anticoagulant hirudin when it senses that the pressure in ... «3DPrint.com, Dec 14»
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6 Medieval Medical Practices You Won't Believe Doctors Are Still …
The most prominent of these anticoagulation agents is hirudin, which binds itself to thrombins, thus, effectively inhibiting coagulation of the ... «Healthcare Global, Nov 14»
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IPRIVASK (Desirudin for Injection) Positive Data for DVT Prevention …
IPRIVASK® is a recombinant form of hirudin, a naturally occurring highly selective thrombin inhibitor that inhibits both soluble and clot bound ... «Business Wire, Oct 14»
9
Yorkshire's giant leeches
Today, medicinal leeches raised commercially provide 'hirudin', an anti-coagulant used medicinally to prevent blood clots, and for the live ... «The Star, Aug 14»
10
Leeches Force Closure of Lake Minnewaska Swimming Beach in …
Modern medicine has replaced widespread use of the leech. Today's remedies pay homage to the creatures with synthetic versions of hirudin, ... «WIBX AM 950, Jul 14»

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