Dictionary Check: extravasation

"extravasation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 23 points
Words with Friends 25 points

Definition

noun

an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation

noun

(of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

Synonyms:
noun

the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said of blood or lymph or urine

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