diapedesis
Meanings
noun
- The migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue.
Word forms
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek, from dia- + Ancient Greek πηδᾰ́ω (pēdắō, “I leap”).
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