di·a·pe·de·sis (d   -p -d  ss)n. pl. di·a·pe·de·ses (-s z) The movement or passage of blood cells, especially white blood cells, through intact capillary walls into surrounding body tissue. [Greek diap dsis, transudation, from diapd n, to ooze through : dia-, dia- + pdn, to leap, throb; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]di a·pe·detic (-d tk) adj. |
diapedesis [ˌdaɪəpəˈdiːsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) the passage of blood cells through the unruptured wall of a blood vessel into the surrounding tissues
[New Latin, from Greek: a leaping through, from diapēdan to spring through, from dia- + pēdan to leap]
diapedetic [ˌdaɪəpəˈdɛtɪk] adj
diapedesis
the process in which blood corpuscles soak into surrounding tissue through the natural pores of the blood vessels.
See also: Blood and Blood Vessels
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| Noun | 1. | diapedesis - passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals |
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