Found 2 items, similar to Extravasation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: extravasation extravasation n 1: an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation 2: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) [syn: eruption, eructation] 3: the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said or blood or lymph or urine
English → English (gcide) Definition: Extravasation Extravasation \Ex*trav`a*sa"tion\, n. [Cf. F. extravasation.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) The issue of lava and other volcanic products from the earth. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]