extravasate
Americanverb (used with object)
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Pathology. to force out from the proper vessels, as blood, especially so as to diffuse through the surrounding tissues.
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Geology. to pour forth, as lava, from a subterranean source in a molten state.
verb (used without object)
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Pathology. to be extravasated, as blood.
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Geology. to pour forth lava or the like.
noun
verb
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pathol to cause (blood or lymph) to escape or (of blood or lymph) to escape into the surrounding tissues from their proper vessels
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to exude (molten material, such as lava) or (of molten material) to be exuded
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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
The extent and location of the paralysis depend upon the location within the brain which is functionally deranged by the pressure of the extravasated blood; hence these conditions are very variable.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
The symptoms gradually subside as the extravasated blood is re-absorbed, sensation being restored before motion, and recovery may be comparatively rapid.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
A collection of extravasated blood, usually within the tissues.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Blood extravasated under the pericranium is limited by the attachments of this membrane at the sutures.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Diseases attended with vitiated or extravasated fluids; as emphysema, œdema, inflammation, abscess, and gangrene.
From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by William MacGillivray
Extravasā′tion, act of extravasating: the escape of any of the fluids of the living body from their proper vessels through a rupture in their walls.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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