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Passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue
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diapedesis
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The migration of blood cells (especially leucocytes) through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Diapedesis \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 ...