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emigration
[em″ĭ-gra´shun]the escape of leukocytes through the walls of small blood vessels; diapedesis.
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em·i·gra·tion
(em'i-grā'shŭn),The passage of white blood cells through the endothelium and wall of small blood vessels.
[L. e-migro, pp. -atus, to emigrate]
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em·i·gra·tion
(em-i-grā'shŭn)The passage of white blood cells through the endothelium and wall of small blood vessels.
[L. e-migro, pp. -atus, to emigrate]
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emigration
the movement of animals away from a specific area. Compare IMMIGRATION.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
em·i·gra·tion
(em-i-grā'shŭn)The passage of white blood cells through the endothelium and wall of small blood vessels.
[L. e-migro, pp. -atus, to emigrate]
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