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di·a·pe·de·sis | \ ˌdī-ə-pə-ˈdē-səs 
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\ plural diapedeses\ ˌdī-ə-pə-ˈdē-ˌsēz \
\Definition of diapedesis
: the passage of blood cells through capillary walls into the tissues
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diapedesis
noundi·a·pe·de·sis | \ ˌdī-ə-pə-ˈdē-səs \
\ plural diapedeses\ -ˌsēz \
\Medical Definition of diapedesis
: the passage of blood cells through capillary walls into the tissues
— called also emigration
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diapedetic \ -ˈdet-ik \ adjective
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The first known use of diapedesis was in 1625
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