Extravasation

[ik,strævә'seiʃәn]

Definition

(noun.) the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said of blood or lymph or urine.

(noun.) an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation.

Edited by Augustus--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Effusion (from ducts or vessels).

Typed by Konrad