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diapedesis

diapedesis noun: the migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue.

Noun

diapedesis (countable and uncountable, plural diapedeses)

  1. The migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue.

diapedesis meaning in Indonesian

diapedesis in Indonesian

migration of blood cells
diapedesis

Forms of diapedesis

pluraldiapedeses

Origin of diapedesis

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek, from dia- + Ancient Greek πηδᾰ́ω (pēdắō, “I leap”).

Questions about diapedesis

What does diapedesis mean?
Diapedesis means the migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue.
What is diapedesis in Indonesian?
Diapedesis in Indonesian is diapedesis. See Diapedesis meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is diapedesis?
Diapedesis is a noun.
What is the plural of diapedesis?
The plural of diapedesis is diapedeses.

Words near diapedesis in the dictionary

  1. diapauses
  2. diapausin
  3. diapausing
  4. diapausins
  5. diapedeses
  6. diapedesis
  7. diapedetic
  8. diapee
  9. diapees
  10. diapensia
  11. diapensiaceous

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