The diffusion or accumulation in a tissue or cells of substances not normal to it or in amounts of the normal. Also, the material so accumulated.
A stage of cancer in which cancer cells extend into surrounding tissues, metastasis.
The process where a liquid passes through the walls of one part of the body into another part.
A condition in which waste is brought to and deposited around cells.
Process where something passes into and is deposited within a cell, tissue, or organ. Prior to suturing a laceration, local anesthetic is infiltrated into the skin surrounding the borders to prevent discomfort. Various tumors may infiltrate (spread into or within) the lung, liver, or brain.
Substance being infused or passing into tissue or organ(s).
The abnormal entry of a substance (infiltrate) into a cell, tissue, or organ. Examples of infiltrates are blood cells, cancer cells, fat, starch, or calcium and magnesium salts.
The invasion of tissues or organs by cells or fluid not normally present for example, local anaesthetic is infiltrated into an area of tissue to produce analgesia in a defined area.
The deposition and accumulation of an external substance within a cell, tissue, or organ, such as fat deposition within a damaged liver.
The act of introducing a liquid substance, also known as an inoculum, through the use of pressure into specific openings called stomata, by means of either spraying or applying a vacuum followed by a sudden release.