extravasation

[ ik-strav-uh-sey-shuh n ]

/ ɪkˌstræv əˈseɪ ʃən /

noun

Nearby words

extravagantes, extravaganza, extravagate, extravaginal, extravasate, extravasation, extravascular, extravascular fluid, extravehicular, extravehicular mobility unit, extraversion

Origin of extravasation

First recorded in 1670–80; extravasate + -ion

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Examples from the Web for extravasation

When extravasation has already taken place, massage is the most speedy and efficacious means of dispersing the effused blood.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
There was extravasation into and beneath the periosteum, and subsequent destruction of the continuity of the bone.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Wounds through the breast, the abdomen, the heart—all clean cut punctures, and yet no gore—no extravasation!
The Maroon|Mayne Reid
An extravasation of blood or slight hemorrhage under the skin resulting in a purplish patch.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern

The cause of death proved to be an extravasation of blood at the base of the brain.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for extravasation

extravasation

/ (ɪkˌstrævəˈseɪʃən) /

noun

the escape of blood or lymph from their proper vessels into surrounding tissuesCompare intravasation

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