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Hirudo
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Hirudo - type genus of the family Hirudinidaegenus Hirudoworm genus - a genus of wormsfamily Hirudinidae, Hirudinidae - a family of HirudineaHirudo medicinalis, medicinal leech - large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting |
Hirudo
Hirudo (hi-rū'dō), A genus of leeches (class Hirudinea, family Gnathobdellidae). Species previously used in medicine are: Hirudo australis, Australian leech; Hirudo decora, American leech; Hirudo interrupta or Hirudo troctina, a North African leech; Hirudo medicinalis, speckled, Swedish, or German leech, the species previously in most general use; Hirudo m. officinalis, a variety of the preceding; Hirudo provincialis, the green or Hungarian leech; Hirudo quinquestriata, five-striped leech. [L. leech] Hi·ru·do (hi-rū'dō) A genus of leeches; used in traditional medicine for blood letting or as an antithrombin. [L. leech]HirudoenUS
Synonyms for Hirudonoun type genus of the family HirudinidaeSynonymsRelated Words- worm genus
- family Hirudinidae
- Hirudinidae
- Hirudo medicinalis
- medicinal leech
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