extravasate

ex·trav·a·sate

transitive verb

-·sat·ed, -·sat·ing

to allow or force (blood, etc.) to flow from its normal vessels into the surrounding tissues

Origin of extravasate

Classical Latin extra (see extra-) + vas, a vessel + -ate

to flow out or escape into surrounding tissues: said of blood, lymph, etc.
to flow out, as lava from a vent

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extravasate

verb

ex·trav·a·sat·ed, ex·trav·a·sat·ing, ex·trav·a·sates

verb

transitive

Medicine To force the flow of (blood or lymph) from a vessel out into surrounding tissue.
Geology To cause (molten lava) to pour forth from a volcanic vent.

verb

intransitive

Medicine To exude from a vessel into surrounding tissue.
Geology To erupt.

Origin of extravasate

extra- vas(o)- -ate ¹

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ex·trav′a·sa′tion
noun

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Adjective

(comparative more extravasate, superlative most extravasate)

Outside of a vessel.

Noun

(plural extravasates)

That which is outside a vessel (especially blood or other bodily fluids)

Verb

(third-person singular simple present extravasates, present participle extravasating, simple past and past participle extravasated)

To flow (be forced) from a vessel

Origin

From Latin extra- +‎ vas (“vessel”) +‎ -ate

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extravasate - Medical Definition

To force the flow of blood or lymph from a vessel out into surrounding tissue.
To exude from a vessel into surrounding tissue.

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ex·trav′a·sa′tion
n.

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