extravasate
Pronunciation: eks-trav'a-sat
Definition:
- To exude from or pass out of a vessel into the tissues, said of blood, lymph, or urine.
- The substance thus exuded.
Synonym(s): extravasation2, suffusion4
[L. extra, out of, + vas, vessel]
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