infiltration

(in″fil-trā′shŏn )

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[ infiltrate ]

1. The deposition and accumulation of an external substance within a cell, tissue, or organ, such as fat deposition within a damaged liver.
infiltrative (in′fil-trāt″iv )

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, adj.
2. The leakage of air or fluid into a closed space.

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