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.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
extravasation
n 1: an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the
product of extravasation
2: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so
formed) [syn: eruption, eructation]
3: the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into
surrounding tissues; said or blood or lymph or urine
WordNet (r) 2.0
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