DIAPEDESIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("diapedesis" is a kind of...):

organic phenomenon ((biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals)

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