extravasation
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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.