intravasation

American

[in-trav-uh-say-shuhn] / ɪnˌtræv əˈseɪ ʃən /

noun

Pathology.

the entrance of foreign matter into a blood vessel of the body.

intravasation British

/ ɪnˌtrævəˈseɪʃən /

noun

the passage of extraneous material, such as pus, into a blood or lymph vessel Compare extravasation

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Etymology

Origin of intravasation

First recorded in 1665–75; intra- + (extra)vasation

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