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diapedesis
[ dahy-uh-pi-dee-sis ]
noun
, Physiology.
- the passage of blood cells, especially leukocytes, through the unruptured walls of the capillaries into the tissues.
diapedesis
/ ˌdaɪəpəˈdiːsɪs; ˌdaɪəpəˈdɛtɪk /
noun
- the passage of blood cells through the unruptured wall of a blood vessel into the surrounding tissues
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Derived Forms
- diapedetic, adjective
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Other Words From
- di·a·pe·det·ic [dahy-, uh, -pi-, det, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diapedesis1
1615–25; < New Latin < Greek diapḗdēsis a leaping through, equivalent to diapēdē- (verbid stem of diapēdân to leap through) + -sis -sis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diapedesis1
C17: New Latin, from Greek: a leaping through, from diapēdan to spring through, from dia- + pēdan to leap
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Example Sentences
To the number of these there is possibly an addition by the immigration from below (diapedesis) of leucocytes.
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It is supposed that in many such cases the hemorrhage is due to diapedesis, and not to rupture of a blood-vessel (rhexis).
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Henry ab Heer records the case of a man who not only laboured under diapedesis, but small worms accompanied the bloody secretion.
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For five successive Fridays the same phenomenon appeared, when a confirmed diapedesis appeared.
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The theory of blood pressure may apply to diapedesis accompanying the inflammatory process.
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