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ex⋅trav⋅a⋅sate

  [ik-strav-uh-seyt] verb, -sat⋅ed, -sat⋅ing, noun
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–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 + -ate 1
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ex·trav·a·sate   (ĭk-strāv'ə-sāt')   
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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Main Entry: 1ex·trav·a·sate
Pronunciation: ik-'strav-&-"sAt, -"zAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -sat·ed;-sat·ing
transitive senses
: to force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel <extravasated blood> extravasating spermatozoa after vasectomy without ligation> extravasate intransitive senses
: to pass by infiltration or effusion from a proper vessel or channel(as a blood vessel) into surrounding tissue

Main Entry: 2extravasate
Function: noun
: EXTRAVASATION 2a
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extravasate ex·trav·a·sate (ĭk-strāv'ə-sāt')
v. ex·trav·a·sat·ed, ex·trav·a·sat·ing, ex·trav·a·sates
To exude from or pass out of a vessel into the tissues. Used of blood, lymph, or urine.

ex·trav'a·sate' or ex·trav'a·sa'tion n.

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