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11 Hirudo medicinalis — Hirudo medicinalis …
12Hirudo medicinalis —   Sanguijuela medicinal Hirudo medicin …
13Hirudo medicinalis — Dieser Artikel befasst sich mit den zu den Ringelwürmern gehörenden Egeln (Hirudinea); der Begriff „Egel“ wird daneben auch als Wortelement zur Bezeichnung verschiedener Gattungen der Saugwürmer (Trematoda) verwendet. Hirudinea Hirudinea… …
14Hirudo medicinalis — noun large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting • Syn: ↑medicinal leech • Hypernyms: ↑leech, ↑bloodsucker, ↑hirudinean • Member Holonyms: ↑Hirudo, ↑genus Hirudo …
15Hirudo medicinalis — Leech Leech, n. [OE. leche, l[ae]che, physician, AS. l[=ae]ce; akin to Fries. l[=e]tza, OHG. l[=a]hh[=i], Icel. l[ae]knari, Sw. l[ a]kare, Dan. l[ae]ge, Goth. l[=e]keis, AS. l[=a]cnian to heal, Sw. l[ a]ka, Dan. l[ae]ge, Icel. l[ae]kna, Goth.… …
16Hirudo medicinalis — Bloodsucker Blood suck er, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech ({Hirudo medicinalis}), and related species. [1913 Webster] 2. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer. [Obs.]… …
17Hirudo — A genus of leeches (class Hirudinea, family Gnathobdellidae). Species previously used in medicine are: H. australis, Australian leech; H. decora, American leech; H. interrupta or H. troctina, a leech of northern Africa; H. medicinalis, speckled,… …
18hirudo — hi·ru·do …
19Hirudo medicinalis — The medicinal leech. The central nervous system of this annelid contains a relatively small number of large, identifiable cells. This has made the leech, like the molluscs Aplysia and Helisoma, a chosen preparation for studying nervous system… …
20genus Hirudo — noun type genus of the family Hirudinidae • Syn: ↑Hirudo • Hypernyms: ↑worm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hirudinidae, ↑family Hirudinidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …
