extravasation
Meanings
noun
- The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues.
- The eruption of molten lava from a volcanic vent.
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Etymology
From extravasate (“let out or force out (blood or fluid)”) + -ion; further etymology at extravasate. Attested from the 17th century.
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