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leukopedesis

[loo-koh-pi-dee-sis]
noun
  1. an outward flow of white blood cells through a blood-vessel wall.
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Origin of leukopedesis

From New Latin; see origin at leuko-, diapedesis
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leukopedesis in Medicine

leukopedesis

(lōō′kō-pĭ-dē′sĭs)
n.
  1. The movement of white blood cells through the walls of capillaries and into the tissues.
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