pavementation

pavementation
n.
the sticking of white blood cells to the linings of the finest blood vessels (capillaries) when inflammation occurs.

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  • 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

  • pavementing — pavementation …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • pavementing — see pavementation * * * 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 …   Medical dictionary

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