extravasation
- noun
- /ˌɛkstrəˌvæsəˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
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extravasación
- During the surgery, the doctor noticed the extravasation of fluids from the IV into the surrounding tissue.
- cause extravasation
Examples
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In severe cases, extravasation can lead to tissue damage and require medical intervention.
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The first week of healing is critical because it is then that extravasation of blood and serum from the wound and neovascularization occur.
Academic text (2003) -
Radiography is then used to show extravasation/leakage of contrast medium, which indicates disc herniation.
Academic text (2005) -
This assumes extravasation of 99m Tc RBCs in a continuous manner while background activity remains relatively unchanged.
Academic text (2007) -
Ethanol sclerotherapy complications typically result from alcohol extravasation, which produces localized necrosis of soft tissues.
Academic text (1998) -
Immediate potential complications of IO access include: mechanical failure of the insertion system; extravasation of administered products into surrounding tissues; and the development of fat emboli, which are generally smaller and more numerous than thrombi.
Academic text (2010) -
Although some success has been reported, there are many limitations due to the slow kinetics, poor extravasation, catabolism by the reticuloendothelial system, and non-specific uptake of macromolecules such as antibodies.
Academic text (1995) -
During hip replacement, acetabular and femoral canal preparation, and especially intramedullary instrumentation, cause bone marrow extravasation and release of fat emboli in the systemic circulation.
Academic text (2016) -
The extravasation of blood into surrounding tissues can cause swelling and bruising at the injury site.
Synonyms
Leakage of blood from a blood vessel into nearby skin or tissue, often causing a bruise
Slow leaking of liquid from wounds or blood vessels
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Leakage of blood from a blood vessel into nearby skin or tissue, often causing a bruise
How Severe
- Specialized
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
extravasation = extravasate (semi-transparent) = extra + vas + ation
Nominalization from 'extravasate' with a clear 'outside' prefix but a Latin combining form 'vas' that is not a standalone English word; the term is chiefly medical.
Etymology
Extravasation comes from extra- 'outside' and vas 'vessel'. So it literally means 'going out of a vessel' and helps you remember a leak of blood or other fluid from a vein into the surrounding body tissue.