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diapedesis

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diapedesis /di·a·pe·de·sis/ (di?ah-pe-de´sis) the outward passage of blood cells through intact vessel walls.
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Diapedesis of leukocytes.
di·a·pe·de·sis (d-p-dss)
n.
The movement or passage of blood cells, especially white blood cells, through intact capillary walls into surrounding body tissue. Also called migration.
diapedesis (dīˈ··p·dēˑ·sis),
n disorder in which red and white blood cells pass through the blood vessel walls that house them without injuring the vessels.
diapedesis
the outward passage of blood cells through intact vessel walls.
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