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Definition of: diapedesis
(dī′ə·pə·dē′sis) noun Pathol.
The passing of leucocytes through intact blood vessels into the adjoining tissue: noted especially during inflammation. [<NL <Gk. diapēdēsis <dia- through + pedaein leap, throb]
—di′a·pe·det′ic (-det′ik) adjective
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