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to extravasate

to extravasate

1 9.9
To leak out of a blood vessel into nearby tissue
  • verb
  • /ˌɛkstrəˈvæseɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : extravasar
  • It had, however, broad maculations of bluish-black, obviously caused by extravasated blood from contusions.
  • extravasated blood

Examples

  • It also neglects the impact of retrograde and antegrade movement of extravasated blood away from the bleed site.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Regardless of the minimum detectable bleeding rate, the minimum extravasated blood volume for detection of acute LGIH is reported as 3.0 to 5.0 ml.

    Academic text (2007)

  • It says, "The-The 'periorbital' spaces... are-are free of extravasated blood and edema."

    The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

  • Subtracting sequential images should allow elimination of background activity, providing high target-to-background images of the extravasated blood (Fig. 6).

    Academic text (2007)

  • The doctor was concerned about the risk of blood to extravasate into the surrounding tissue during the surgery.

  • After the injury, the nurse noted that the fluid began to extravasate from the IV site.

  • If the medication were to extravasate, it could cause damage to the skin around the injection site.

Antonyms

to contain
388 3.5

To keep something dangerous from spreading or getting worse

to retain
60 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

How Extensive

to extravasate
  • Specialized
1 9.9
to leak
212 1.0
ooze
5 6.0
to seep
82 2.7

Surface Forms

extravasate infinitive
extravasated past
extravasated past participle
extravasating present participle
extravasates third person singular

Morphology

extravasate = vas (semi-transparent) = extra + vas + ate

The prefix 'extra-' suggests 'outside' and 'vas' relates to 'vessel', but the specific medical meaning may not be immediately clear.

Etymology

Extravasate comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and vas 'vessel', like the English words vessel and vase. So to extravasate is to 'flow out of a vessel', which is why we use it for blood or other fluid that leaks into the surrounding area.