extravasate

verb ex·trav·a·sate \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

Latin extra + vas vessel

First Known Use: 1668

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