Meaning & use
Margination
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In medicine, the process by which white blood cells adhere to the walls of blood vessels during inflammation before moving into surrounding tissue.
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Margination of neutrophils along the vessel wall is an early step in the inflammatory response.
The pathology report noted increased margination of leukocytes in the affected tissue.
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A specialized term found mainly in immunology and pathology, describing part of the body's response to injury or infection.
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