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Hirudo medicinalis
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Heading
Hirudo medicinalis
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.091.426.400
Unique ID
D047709
RDF Unique Identifier
http://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.
Entry Term(s)
European Medicinal Leech
Registry Numbers
txid6421
Previous Indexing
Leeches (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note
2005; see LEECHES 2002-2004
History Note
2005; use LEECHES 2002-2004
Date Established
2005/01/01
Date of Entry
2004/07/07
Revision Date
2023/04/05
Allowable Qualifiers
anatomy & histology (AH)
chemistry (CH)
classification (CL)
cytology (CY)
drug effects (DE)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
genetics (GE)
growth & development (GD)
immunology (IM)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
parasitology (PS)
pathogenicity (PY)
physiology (PH)
radiation effects (RE)
ultrastructure (UL)
virology (VI)
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Annelida [B01.050.500.091]
Leeches [B01.050.500.091.426]
Hirudo medicinalis [B01.050.500.091.426.400]
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Hirudo medicinalis
Preferred
Concept UI
M0459389
Registry Numbers
txid6421
Scope Note
A species of European freshwater
LEECHES
used for
BLOODLETTING
in ancient times and also for
LEECHING
in modern times.
Terms
Hirudo medicinalis
Preferred Term
Term UI
T433972
Date
01/24/2001
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2002)
European Medicinal Leech
Term UI
T001135120
Date
03/16/2023
LexicalTag
EPO
ThesaurusID
NLM (2024)
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