I. ikˈstravəˌsāt, ek-, -ˌzāt verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin extra outside + vas vessel + English -ate (v. suffix) — more at extra- , vase
transitive verb
1. : to force out (as blood) or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel (as a blood vessel)
2. : to cause (as molten lava) to pour out or erupt (as from a vent in the earth)
intransitive verb
1. : to pass by infiltration or effusion from a proper vessel or channel into surrounding tissue (as of blood from a blood vessel)
2. : to pour out or erupt (as of lava from a vent in the earth)
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin extra + vas + English -ate (adjective suffix)
archaic : extravasated
III. noun
( -s )
: an extravasated fluid (as blood) or a deposit (as of solidified lava) formed from extravasation