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extravasate

 
Dictionary: ex·trav·a·sate   (ĭk-străv'ə-sāt') pronunciation

v., -sat·ed, -sat·ing, -sates.

v.tr.
  1. Pathology. To force the flow of (blood or lymph) from a vessel out into surrounding tissue.
  2. Geology. To cause (molten lava) to pour forth from a volcanic vent.
v.intr.
  1. Pathology. To exude from a vessel into surrounding tissue.
  2. Geology. To erupt.

[EXTRA- + VAS(O)- + -ATE1.]

extravasation ex·trav'a·sa'tion n.

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Thesaurus: extravasate
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verb

    To send forth (confined matter) violently: belch, disgorge, eject, eruct, erupt, expel, spew. See explosion/collapse.

Dental Dictionary: extravasation
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(ek-strav′ə-zā′shən)
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The escape of a body fluid out of its proper place (for example, blood into surrounding tissues after rupture of a vessel, urine into surrounding tissues after rupture of the bladder).

Veterinary Dictionary: extravasation
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1. a discharge or escape, as of blood, from a vessel into the tissues; blood or other substance so discharged.
2. the process of being extravasated.

 
 

 

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