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extravasation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪkˌstɹævəˈseɪʃən/

Etymology

From extravasate (“let out or force out (blood or fluid)”) + -ion; further etymology at extravasate. Attested from the 17th century.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues.
    • The right forearm and elbow show heavy bruises, with considerable extravasation from the surface vessels, showing they were inflicted some time before death. 1937, Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon:
  2. (countable, uncountable) The eruption of molten lava from a volcanic vent.

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Relateds

extravasatory · extravasate