Definition of Extravasation

1. Noun. An extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation.

Generic synonyms: Liquid
Derivative terms: Extravasate

2. Noun. (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed).
Exact synonyms: Eructation, Eruption
Category relationships: Vent, Volcano
Generic synonyms: Action, Activeness, Activity
Derivative terms: Eruct, Erupt, Extravasate, Extravasate

3. Noun. The process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said of blood or lymph or urine.
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Specialized synonyms: Blood Extravasation, Urocele
Derivative terms: Extravasate

Definition of Extravasation

1. n. The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels.

2. n. The issue of lava and other volcanic products from the earth.

Definition of Extravasation

1. Noun. The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues. ¹

2. Noun. The eruption of molten lava from a volcanic vent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Extravasation

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Medical Definition of Extravasation

1. A discharge or escape, as of blood, from a vessel into the tissues. Origin: L. Vas = vessel This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Extravasation

extravaganza
extravaganzas
extravagate
extravagated
extravagates
extravagating
extravagation
extravagations
extravagent
extravasate
extravasated
extravasates
extravasating
extravasation (current term)
extravasation cyst
extravasations
extravascular
extravascular fluid
extravascular lung water
extravastion
extravehicular
extravehicular activity
extravenate
extraventricular
extraversion
extraversions
extraversive
extravert

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