extravasation

[ ik-strav-uh-sey-shuh n ]

/ ɪkˌstræv əˈseɪ ʃən /

the act of extravasating.

the matter extravasated.

Origin of extravasation

First recorded in 1670–80; extravasate + -ion

When extravasation has already taken place, massage is the most speedy and efficacious means of dispersing the effused blood.

Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
There was extravasation into and beneath the periosteum, and subsequent destruction of the continuity of the bone.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various
Wounds through the breast, the abdomen, the heart—all clean cut punctures, and yet no gore—no extravasation!

The Maroon |Mayne Reid
An extravasation of blood or slight hemorrhage under the skin resulting in a purplish patch.

Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry |Maximilian Stern

The cause of death proved to be an extravasation of blood at the base of the brain.

Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter Blyth

extravasation

/ (ɪkˌstrævəˈseɪʃən) /

the escape of blood or lymph from their proper vessels into surrounding tissues Compare intravasation