'Extravasation' definitions:

Definition of 'extravasation'

(from WordNet)
noun
An extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation
noun
(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) [syn: eruption, eructation, extravasation]
noun
The process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said of blood or lymph or urine

Definition of 'Extravasation'

From: GCIDE
  • Extravasation \Ex*trav`a*sa"tion\, n. [Cf. F. extravasation.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Geol.) The issue of lava and other volcanic products from the earth. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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