extravasation

English

Etymology

From extravasate (“let out or force out (blood or fluid)”) +‎ -ion; further etymology at extravasate. Attested from the 17th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪkˌstɹævəˈseɪʃən/

Noun

extravasation (countable and uncountable, plural extravasations)

1. The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues.
2. The eruption of molten lava from a volcanic vent. [from 19th century]

Related terms

• extravasate
• extravasatory

References

• extravasation, n., Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

extravasation f (plural extravasations)

1. extravasation

Further reading

• “extravasation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.