infiltrate /in·fil·trate/ (in-fil´trāt)
Infiltrate
infiltrate
infiltrate [in-fil´trāt]
infiltrate (infil´trāt),
infiltrate
1. to penetrate the interstices of a tissue or substance.
2. the material or solution so deposited.
in·fil·trate ( n-fl tr t , nfl-)v. 1. To cause a liquid to permeate a substance by passing through its interstices or pores. 2. To permeate a porous substance with a liquid or gas. n. An abnormal substance that accumulates gradually in cells or body tissues. |
Infiltrate
A collection of cells not usually present in that area. In the cornea, infiltrates may be a collection of white blood cells.
Mentioned in: Keratitis, Stomach Cancer
infiltrate
[infil′trāt]
1 v. to penetrate the interstices of a tissue or substance.
2 n. the material or solution so deposited.
infiltrate [in-fil´trāt]
1. to penetrate the interstices of a tissue or substance.
2. material so deposited; called also infiltration.
infiltrate (infil´trāt),
n 1. the material deposited by infiltration.
v 2. to deposit material in a location.
v 2. to deposit material in a location.
infiltrate
1. to penetrate the interstices of a tissue or substance.
2. material deposited by infiltration.
interstitial infiltrate
cellular infiltrate scattered evenly throughout the thickness of the dermis.
infiltrate
noun Infectious disease A collection of fluid and cells seen on a CXR in various form of lung inflamation. See Fluffy infiltrate MedtalkA collection of fluid and cells seen on a plain film that corresponds to
locoregional extension of cancer.
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