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diapedesis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dī′ə pi dē′sis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•a•pe•de•sis  (dī′ə pi dē′sis),USA pronunciation n. [Physiol.]
  1. Physiologythe passage of blood cells, esp. leukocytes, through the unruptured walls of the capillaries into the tissues.
  • Greek diapé̄dēsis a leaping through, equivalent. to diapēdē- (verbid stem of diapēdân to leap through) + -sis -sis
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1615–25;

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