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Definition of: extravasate
(ik·strav′ə·sāt) v. ·sat·ed, ·sat·ing v.t.
1. Pathol. To cause or allow the escape of from the proper vessels, as blood or air.
2. Geol. To gush out, as lava.
—v.i.
3. Pathol. To filter or ooze into surrounding tissues, as blood from an artery or vein following a bruise. [<EXTRA- + L vas a vessel + -ATE2]
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