noun
- The escape or discharge of blood, lymph, or other fluid from a vessel into surrounding tissue.
- The escape or outpouring of lava from a volcano.
Usage: medical/anatomical term; plural form
Usage: geological term; plural form
Examples
- The patient showed signs of extravasations around the injection site.
- Extravasations of blood beneath the skin can cause bruising and discoloration.
- The doctor examined the extravasations to determine the extent of tissue damage.
- Volcanic extravasations from the eruption covered the surrounding landscape.
- Multiple extravasations were visible on the ultrasound scan.
- The extravasations of fluid required immediate medical intervention.