Diapedesis | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a leaping or oozing through, fr. &unr_; to leap through; dia` through + &unr_; to leap. ] (Med.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Dieresis | { } n.; pl. Diæreses or Diereses [ L. diaeresis, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to divide; dia` through, asunder + &unr_; to take. See Heresy. ] 1. (Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; -- the opposite of synæresis. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A mark consisting of two dots [ ¨ ], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, coöperate, aërial. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Diaeresis |