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UK
/ˌɪnfɪltɹˈeɪʃən/
]
[ US /ˌɪnfɪɫˈtɹeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnfɪɫˈtɹeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
the infiltration of seawater through the lava
the percolation of rainwater through the soil - a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
How To Use infiltration In A Sentence
- A high resolution computed tomography of the chest showed multiple nodular infiltrations at the posterior segment of the right upper lobe with a thick-walled cavitary lesion.
- The presentation may be of an unexplained mass or cranial nerve palsies, meningeal symptoms, or even respiratory problems caused by brainstem infiltration.
- Crop residue has a nutrient value and will catch snow, reduce evaporation, increase infiltration, and improve soil tilth.
- Exposure to ozone causes acute changes in lung function, neutrophil infiltration, cytokine release, and potentiation of allergen-induced bronchoconstriction.
- Peeling and colleagues [80] showed a significant reduction of the perihematomal neutrophil infiltration 48 hours after ictus using the free-radical - trapping agent NXY-059 in a rat ICH model, suggesting that ROS have an important role in the physiopathology of the inflammatory response. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- This shows an infiltration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes with foci of necrosis, thrombosis, and hemorrhage.
- A localised gumma may develop in the neighbourhood of the angle of the mandible, or the whole of the body of that bone may be the seat of a diffuse gummatous infiltration Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
- The removal of a cast leaves the channel open to direct water infiltration and might expose the worm to direct sunlight.
- Secret Invasion Saga traces the origins of the Skrull infiltration from the Elektra replacement to the Skrull†™ s very first visit to Earth. Secret Invasion is Here! | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
- We also were continuing to support the infiltration and exfiltration of a few intelligence officers and agents who were traveling in and out of Iran on intelligence-gathering and hostage-rescue planning operations.