DIAPEDESIS
\dˈa͡ɪəpˌɛdɪsˌiz], \dˈaɪəpˌɛdɪsˌiz], \d_ˈaɪ_ə_p_ˌɛ_d_ɪ_s_ˌi_z]\
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By William R. Warner
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Emigration of white blood corpuscles through the walls of the capillaries into the surrounding tissue.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Transudatio, Persudatio, Persultatio, from 'I leap through.' Exhalation, as of blood, in the form of dew, at the surface of the skin, or of any membrane; Sweating of blood, (F.) Sueur de Sang, Haemorrhagia per diapedesin, Haematopedesis, Haemidrasis.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The passage of blood corpuscles through the walls of the vessels, in contradistinction to the emigration of leukocytes. It is a passive, physical filtration process, the result of high blood pressure.
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The exudation of blood through the pores of the skin. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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