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Descriptor English: Hirudo medicinalis
Descriptor Spanish: Hirudo medicinalis
Descriptor Hirudo medicinalis
Scope note: Especie de SANGUIJUELAS europeas de agua dulce. Se empleaban antiguamente para la VENODISECCIÓN antiguamente y en tiempos modernos para la sangría mediante APLICACIÓN DE SANGUIJUELAS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hirudo medicinalis
Descriptor French: Hirudo medicinalis
Entry term(s): Hirudo medicinali
medicinali, Hirudo
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.091.426.400
HP4.018.344.585
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D047709
Scope note: A species of European freshwater LEECHES used for BLOODLETTING in ancient times and also for LEECHING in modern times.
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Leeches (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see LEECHES 2002-2004
History Note: 2005; use LEECHES 2002-2004
DeCS ID: 38492
Unique ID: D047709
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Hirudo medicinalis - Preferred
Concept UI M0459389
Scope note A species of European freshwater LEECHES used for BLOODLETTING in ancient times and also for LEECHING in modern times.
Preferred term Hirudo medicinalis
Entry term(s) Hirudo medicinali
medicinali, Hirudo



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