Words from leech handout (Mrs McMichens)
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hutinthesun on April 9, 2008
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anticoagulant | substance that hinders the clotting of blood |
| bacteria | microorganisms capable of varied chemical metabolic transformations |
| cardiovascular disease | diseases of the heart and blood vessels |
| enzyme | substance that speeds up or slows down a chemical reaction without being changed itself |
| fibrinogen | globulin produced by the liver and present in blood plasma; is the main agent in the formation of blood clots |
| hemetin | enzyme secreted by the Amazon leech that dissolves clots already formed |
| hirudin | enzyme in the gut of the medicinal leech that prevents blood from clotting |
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