Extravasate

[ik'strævәseit]

Definition

(verb.) geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth.

(verb.) force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel.

Editor: Lyle--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood.

Edited by Fergus

Definition

v.t. to let out of the proper vessels.—adj. let out of its proper vessel: extravasated.—n. Extravasā′tion act of extravasating: the escape of any of the fluids of the living body from their proper vessels through a rupture in their walls.

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