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Hirudo

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Hirudo /Hi·ru·do/ (hĭ-roo´do) [L.] a genus of leeches, including H. medicina´lis, which have been used extensively for drawing blood.
Hi·ru·do (h-rd)
n.
A genus of leeches that includes the species most commonly used in medicine.
Hirudo
a genus of leeches in the class Hirudinea.
Hirudo medicinalis
up to 5 inches long and 1 inch diameter, this greenish leech may attach to animals. Used medicinally.


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Surgeons have found that the medicinal leech, or Hirudo medicinalis, helps heal skin grafts and reattached fingers and ears.
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In fact, the most widely used species is named Hirudo medicinalis.
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Researchers are now studying a genetically engineered version of hirudin, a powerful blood thinner found in the saliva of the European leech Hirudo medicinalis.
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