pavementing

pavementing

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pave·ment·ing (pāvґmənt-ing) adhesion of leukocytes to the lining endothelium of the blood vessels of an injured part, which occurs as the circulation slows down within the vessels in response to inflammation.

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  • pavementing — Term used to describe the margination of leucocytes on the endothelium near a site of damage …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • pavementing — pavementation …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • pavementation — (pavementing) n. the sticking of white blood cells to the linings of the finest blood vessels (capillaries) when inflammation occurs …   Medical dictionary

  • pavementation — pavementing; n. the sticking of white blood cells to the linings of the finest blood vessels (capillaries) when inflammation occurs …   The new mediacal dictionary

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