transmigration

(trans-mig-ra’shun) [L. trans acro + migra’tio migration]. 1. A wandering; especially a change of place from one side of the body to the other. 2. Diapedesis. external t., the pa age of an ovum from one ovary to the tube of the other side without going through its own oviduct. internal t., the pa age of an ovum from one oviduct to the other by way of the uterus. transmi ion (trans-mish’un) [L. trans acro + mis’sio a sending]. A transfer, as of a disease; the communication of inheritable qualities to offspring. duplex t., the transmi ion of nervous impulses in two directions along a nerve. trans normal (trans-nor’mal). More than normal. trans ocular (trans-ok’u-lar) [L. frans acro + oc'ulus eye]. Acro the eye. trans on ance (tran’so-nans) [L. trans acro + so’nans sounding]. Transmi ion of a sound formed in one organ through the substance of another organ. transparent (trans-parent) (L. frans through + pa’rere to appear]. Permitting the pa age of rays of light, so that objects may be seen through the substance. trans peritoneal (trans”per-it-o-ne’al). the peritoneum; acro the peritoneum. trans pin a lis (trans-pi-na‘lis). Any one of the muscles connecting the transverse proce es of the vertebre. transpirable (trans-pi’rab-l) [L. trans through + spira’re to exhale]. Permitting the pa age of perspiration. transpiration (trans-pi-ra’shun) [L. trans through + Spira’tio exhalation]. The discharge of air, sweat, or vapor through the skin. pulmonary t., the exhalation of water-vapor from the blood circulating through the lungs. lantar (trans-plan’tar) [L. trans acro + plan’ta sole]. Acro the sole. transplantation (trans-plan-ta’shun) (L. trans acro + planta’re to plant]. The grafting of ti ues taken from the same body or from another. See graft. tendon t., the operation of inserting a piece from the tendon of a sound muscle into the tendon of a paralyzed muscle. trans pleural (trans-plu’ral). Acro the pleural sac. rt (trans’port). The removal of fat from the fat-depots to the cells; the proce of infiltration with fat. transposition (trans-po-zish’un) (L. trans acro + pos i’tio placement]. 1. Displacement of a viscus to the opposite side. 2. The operation of carrying a ti ue-flap from one situation to another without severing its connection entirely until it is united at its new location. trans segmental (trans-seg-men’tal). acro a segment of a limb. trans septal (trans-sep’tal). Acro or on the other side of a septum. Cro ing Extending