extravasate

American  

[ik-strav-uh-seyt] / ɪkˈstræv əˌseɪt /

verb (used with object)

extravasated, extravasating

1. Pathology. to force out from the proper vessels, as blood, especially so as to diffuse through the surrounding tissues.

2. Geology. to pour forth, as lava, from a subterranean source in a molten state.

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verb (used without object)

extravasated, extravasating

1. Pathology. to be extravasated, as blood.

2. Geology. to pour forth lava or the like.

noun

1. Pathology. the extravasated material; extravasation.

extravasate British  

/ ɪkˈstrævəˌseɪt /

verb

1. pathol to cause (blood or lymph) to escape or (of blood or lymph) to escape into the surrounding tissues from their proper vessels

2. to exude (molten material, such as lava) or (of molten material) to be exuded

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noun

1. pathol the material extravasated

Other Word Forms

• unextravasated adjective

Etymology

Origin of extravasate

First recorded in 1655–65; extra- + vas + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

BDCs, by contrast, rapidly extravasate with high volumes of distribution after parenteral dosing, quickly binding to cell surface tumor antigens and internalizing, and any unbound BDC is quickly cleared by the kidney within minutes. 

From Forbes • Oct. 14, 2014