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Diapedesis

Diapedesis Meaning & Definition
Diapedesis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diapedesis?

[n] passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue

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See Also | organic phenomenon

Diapedesis In Webster's Dictionary

\Di`a*pe*de"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a leaping or oozing through, fr. ? to leap through; dia` through + ? to leap.] (Med.) The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls of the blood vessels.

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