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extravasation

ext·ra·va·sation

UK/ɪkˌstɹævəˈseɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation

2.

(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

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3.

the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said or blood or lymph or urine

Origin

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

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