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extravasation
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"escape of fluid into the tissues after a rupture," 1670s, from Latin extra "outside" (see extra- ) + form derived from vas "vessel" (see vas (n.)). Related: Extravasate (1660s).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
__NOTOC__ Extravasation is the leakage of a fluid out of its container. In the case of inflammation , it refers to the movement of white blood cells from the capillaries to the tissues surrounding them ( leukocyte extravasation ), also known as diapedesis. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues. 2 The eruption of molten lava from a volcanic vent.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) [syn: eruption , eructation ] the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Extravasation \Ex*trav`a*sa"tion\, n. [Cf. F. extravasation.] 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. (Geol.) The issue of lava and other volcanic ...
Usage examples of extravasation.
In the equipment room, they tied gauze kerchiefs around their necks, and donned the steel helmets and padded outerwear any wise man wore when an extravasation threatened.
The right forearm and elbow show heavy bruises, with considerable extravasation from the surface vessels, showing that they were inflicted some time before death.
He died shortly after that, for there is little extravasation from these injuries.
It is quite likely that the extravasation fills the whole brain, in which case he will die in the imbecile state in which he is lying now.
Linear frontal fracture of inner table with extensive extravasation of blood between the bone and dura mater.
Your Majesties are aware of the increased frequency of the extravasations of the firehills.
An artificial vagina was created, but the patient died from extravasation of blood into the peritoneal cavity.
The rupture usually occurs on the posterior wall, involving the peritoneal coat and allowing extravasation of urine into the peritoneal cavity, a condition that is almost inevitably fatal unless an operation is performed.
This accident consists in the laceration of the corpora cavernosa, followed by extensive extravasation of blood into the erectile tissue.
Erichsenf cites an instance of extravasation of blood into the calf of the leg of an individual of hemophilic tendencies.
Cousins mentions an individual of hemorrhagic diathesis who succumbed to extensive extravasation of blood at the base of the brain, following a slight fall during an epileptic convulsion.
But come and look at my suppurating five-year-old amputation, my re-opening once-healthy wounds, my purulent gums, imposthumes, low fevers, livid extravasations.