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diapedesis
di·a·pe·de·sis [ d əpə dssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
leakage of blood through vessel walls: a condition in which blood leaks through the apparently unruptured walls of blood vessels into surrounding tissue, as a reaction to severe inflammation or injury
[Early 17th century. < modern Latin< Greek dia- "through" + pēdan "to leap"]

di·a·pe·det·ic [ d əpə déttik ] adjective
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