Leeches [pijavice]
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- Terms
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Hirudinea
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Hirudinea
Persistent link
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Definition
Annelids of the class Hirudinea. Some species, the bloodsuckers, may become temporarily parasitic upon animals, including man. Medicinal leeches (HIRUDO MEDICINALIS) have been used therapeutically for drawing blood since ancient times.
- DUI
- D007865 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0012280
Allowable subheadings
- AH
- anatomy & histology 1
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification 1
- CY
- cytology
- DE
- drug effects
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- GE
- genetics
- GD
- growth & development
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology 1
- PS
- parasitology 3
- PY
- pathogenicity
- PH
- physiology 2
- RE
- radiation effects
- UL
- ultrastructure
- VI
- virology
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Occurrences in Medvik records
Hirudo sulukii Organism MeSH Browser
Hirudo verbana Organism MeSH Browser