infiltration

infiltration /in·fil·tra·tion/ (in″fil-tra´shun)

1. the pathological diffusion or accumulation in a tissue or cells of substances not normal to it or in amounts in excess of the normal.

2. infiltrate (2).

3. the deposition of a solution directly into tissue; see under anesthesia.

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adipose infiltration  fatty i.

calcareous infiltration  deposit of lime and magnesium salts in the tissues.

cellular infiltration  the migration and accumulation of cells within the tissues.

fatty infiltration 

1. a deposit of fat in tissues, especially between cells; the term describes an older concept now included in fatty change.

2. the presence of fat vacuoles in the cell cytoplasm.

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in·fil·tra·tion (nfl-trshn)

n.

1. The act or process of infiltrating.

2. The state of being infiltrated.

3. The gas, fluid, or dissolved matter that has entered a substance, cell, or tissue.

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in·filtra·tive (-tr-tv) adj.

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infiltration

[in′filtrās′hən]

Etymology: L, in, within, filtare, to strain through

the process whereby a fluid passes into the tissues, such as when a local anesthetic is administered or an IV infusion infiltrates.

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infiltration (in´filtrā´shn),

n 1. an accumulation in a tissue of a substance not normal to it.
2. the placement of a local anesthetic agent. See also anesthesia, infiltration.

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infiltration

the diffusion or accumulation in a tissue or cells of substances not normal to it or in amounts in excess of the normal; also, the material so accumulated.

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adipose infiltration

fatty infiltration.

infiltration anesthesia

the injection of a number of small amounts into the tissue around the operation site.

calcareous infiltration

deposit of lime and magnesium salts in the tissues.

cellular infiltration

the migration and accumulation of cells within the tissues.

fatty infiltration

1. a deposit of fat in tissues, especially between cells.

2. the presence of fat vacuoles in the cell cytoplasm.

urinous infiltration

the extravasation of urine into a tissue.