Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb Medicine To force the flow of (blood or lymph) from a vessel out into surrounding tissue.
- intransitive verb Geology To cause (molten lava) to pour forth from a volcanic vent.
- intransitive verb Medicine To exude from a vessel into surrounding tissue.
- intransitive verb Geology To erupt.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Extravasated.
- In pathology, to become infiltrated or effused; escape, as blood, lymph, or serum, from its proper vessels into surrounding tissues.
- noun The fluid which has been extra vasated.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb (Physiol.) To pass by infiltration or effusion from the normal channel, such as a blood vessel or a lymphatic, into the surrounding tissue; -- said of blood, lymph, etc.
- transitive verb To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Outside of a
vessel . - noun That which is outside a
vessel (especiallyblood or other bodily fluids) - verb To
flow (or beforced ) from avessel
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- verb become active and spew forth lava and rocks
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[extra– + vas(o)– + –ate.]
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From Latin extra- + vas ("vessel") + -ate
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Additionally, the blood-brain barrier in ICH is disrupted and allows molecules, such as glucose, to extravasate from the intravascular to the extracellular space.
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- Peter Reading, The Big Cats, from Diplopic, 1983
June 29, 2008
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June 30, 2008
yarb commented on the word extravasate
Citation on innkeeper.
November 14, 2008
MaryW commented on the word extravasate
Samuel Sewall, "The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial" (1700), in Eve LaPlante, Salem Witch Judge: The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall (New York: HarperCollins, 2007)December 26, 2015