extravasate

verb

ex·trav·a·sate ik-ˈstra-və-ˌsāt

-ˌzāt

extravasated; extravasating

: to force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel

: to pass by infiltration or effusion from a proper vessel or channel (such as a blood vessel) into surrounding tissue

extravasation

ik-ˌstra-və-ˈsā-shən

-ˈzā-

noun

Etymology

Latin extra + vas vessel

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler

The first known use of extravasate was in 1668

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Style

“Extravasate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extravasate. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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extravasate

1 of 2 verb

ex·trav·a·sate ik-ˈstrav-ə-ˌsāt, -ˌzāt

extravasated; extravasating

: to force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel

extravasated blood

: to pass by infiltration or effusion from a proper vessel or channel (as a blood vessel) into surrounding tissue

extravasate

2 of 2 noun

: extravasation sense 2a

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