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This is any condition in which the main influencing factor is a hirudin, a single-chain polypeptide of about 65 amino acids (7 kDa) found in leech saliva, that has a neutral hydrophobic N terminus, an acidic hydrophilic C terminus, and a compact, hydrophobic core region. Hirudins, both natural and synthetic, are inhibitors of thrombin.