| Pronunciation: | `dIupi'deesis | ||
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| Definition: | [n] passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue | ||
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| See Also: | organic phenomenon | ||
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| Definition: | \Di`a*pe*de"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a leaping or oozing through, fr. ? to leap through; dia` through + ? to leap.] (Med.) 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. | ||
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