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to transmigrate

to transmigrate

1 8.4
To move from one side of a tissue or blood vessel wall to the other
  • verb
  • /ˌtrænzˈmaɪɡreɪt/
  • Specialized
: transmigrar
  • Researchers transmigrated labeled T cells across the blood–brain barrier in the mouse model.

Examples

  • Leukocytes can transmigrate through the endothelial layer.

  • Endothelial signalling controls whether monocytes are transmigrating through vessel walls during infection.

  • During inflammation, leukocytes transmigrate across the endothelium into the affected tissue.

  • The immune cells transmigrated into the tissue during inflammation.

  • In the immune response, leukocytes can transmigrate through the blood vessel walls to reach the site of infection.

  • During the experiment, the research focused on how cells transmigrate across the endothelium in response to inflammation.

  • The study demonstrated that immune cells can effectively transmigrate from the bloodstream into surrounding tissues.

Synonyms

to come through
vsto transmigrate
401 3.8

To move through something from one side to the other

is used for crossing biological tissue and vessel walls in medical contexts
to move through
vsto transmigrate
146 2.1

Pass from one point to another during a journey or process

is specific to crossing biological tissue or vessel walls rather than general movement

Antonyms

to remain
∞ 1.0

To stay in the same place or state and not change

How Far

traverse
2 6.7
to transmigrate
  • Specialized
1 8.4
to penetrate
159 4.1
to reach
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

transmigrate infinitive
transmigrated past
transmigrated past participle
transmigrating present participle
transmigrates third person singular

Morphology

transmigrate = migrate (transparent) = trans + migrate

The biological sense is a direct, literal application of 'trans' (across) + 'migrate' (move), describing cells moving across a barrier; learners familiar with the components can infer this technical meaning.

Etymology

Transmigrate is made of trans- ('across') and migrate ('to move'), like birds that migrate across lands. In biology this explains the meaning: to transmigrate is for cells to move across a tissue or vessel wall, crossing a barrier inside the body.