extravasation
English edit
Etymology edit
From extravasate (“let out or force out (blood or fluid)”) + -ion; further etymology at extravasate. Attested from the 17th century.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
extravasation (countable and uncountable, plural extravasations)
- The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues.
- The eruption of molten lava from a volcanic vent. [from 19th century]
Related terms edit
References edit
- extravasation, n., Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
extravasation f (plural extravasations)
Further reading edit
- “extravasation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.