extravasate
ex·trav·a·sate
verb \ik-ˈstra-və-ˌsāt, -ˌzāt\ex·trav·a·sat·edex·trav·a·sat·ing
Definition of EXTRAVASATE
transitive verb
: to force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
intransitive verb
: to pass by infiltration or effusion from a proper vessel or channel (as a blood vessel) into surrounding tissue
— ex·trav·a·sa·tion \-ˌstra-və-ˈsā-shən, -ˈzā-\ noun
Origin of EXTRAVASATE
Latin extra + vas vessel
First Known Use: 1668
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