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extravasate
2 dictionary results for: Extravasating
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ex·trav·a·sate       [ik-strav-uh-seyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -sat·ed, -sat·ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.Pathology. to force out from the proper vessels, as blood, esp. so as to diffuse through the surrounding tissues.
2.Geology. to pour forth, as lava, from a subterranean source in a molten state.
–verb (used without object)
3.Pathology. to be extravasated, as blood.
4.Geology. to pour forth lava or the like.
–noun
5.Pathology. the extravasated material; extravasation.

[Origin: 1655–65; extra- + vas + -ate1]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ex·trav·a·sate       (ĭk-strāv'ə-sāt')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   ex·trav·a·sat·ed, ex·trav·a·sat·ing, ex·trav·a·sates

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

v.   intr.
  1. Pathology To exude from a vessel into surrounding tissue.
  2. Geology To erupt.


[extra- + vas(o)- + -ate1.]

ex·trav'a·sa'tion n.
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