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diapedetic

Variant of diapedesis

noun pl. diapedeses

the migration of blood cells, esp. erythrocytes, through intact capillary walls into the tissues

Origin: ModL < Gr diapēdēsis, lit., a leaping through < dia-, through + pēdan, to leap < IE base *pēd-, foot

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diapedetic adjective

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