Definitions for: Extravasation


[n] the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said or blood or lymph or urine
[n] (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
[n] an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.


Ex*trav`a*sa"tion, n. (Geol.)
The issue of lava and other volcanic products from the earth.

Synonyms: eructation, eruption

See Also: action, activeness, activity, biological process, blood extravasation, liquid, organic process, urocele

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