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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.
Registry Number: 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: 2020/08/13

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)

Hirudo medicinalis MeSH Descriptor Data 2022