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Definition of Diapedesis
1. Noun. Passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue.
Generic synonyms: Organic Phenomenon
Definition of Diapedesis
1. n. The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls of the blood vessels.
Definition of Diapedesis
1. Noun. The migration of blood cells (especially leucocytes) through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue ¹
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Definition of Diapedesis
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Medical Definition of Diapedesis
1. Archaic term for the emigration of leucocytes across the endothelium. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)