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

1. [n -DESES]

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diapedesis

dianthus
dianthuses
diaoyudaoite
diapase
diapases
diapasm
diapasms
diapason
diapason stop
diapasons
diapause
diapaused
diapauses
diapausing
diapedeses
diapedesis (current term)
diapensia
diapensia family
diapente
diapentes
diaper
diaper dermatitis
diaper lover
diaper rash
diapered
diaperhood
diapering
diaperish
diaperless
diaperlike

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