diapedesis
(noun) passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
diapedesis (countable and uncountable, plural diapedeses)
The migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue.
Source: Wiktionary
Di`a*pe*de"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls of the blood vessels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 November 2024
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
