diapedesis /di·a·pe·de·sis/ (di″ah-pĕ-de´sis) the outward passage of blood cells through intact vessel walls. 
diapedesis
diapedesis (dīˈ·
·p·dēˑ·sis),
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Diapedesis of leukocytes.
di·a·pe·de·sis (d   -p -d  ss)n. The movement or passage of blood cells, especially white blood cells, through intact capillary walls into surrounding body tissue. Also called migration. |
diapedesis
[dī′əpidē′sis]
Etymology: Gk, dia + pedesis, an oozing
the passage of red or white blood corpuscles through the walls of the vessels that contain them without damage to the vessels. See also ameboid movement.
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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