extravasation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation
noun (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
noun the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said of blood or lymph or urine

From extravasate (“let out or force out (blood or fluid)”) + -ion; further etymology at extravasate. Attested from the 17th century.

The shock caused by the wind of the ball had produced such an extravasation of blood, that my face, shoulders, and chest were black, while the rest of my body was stained red by the blood from my wound. — The Red True Story Book, Unknown
"Why, my dear sir," answered the wordy lawyer, "I was taking a romantic ramble in my brother's grounds, when, coming to a gate, I had to climb over it, by which I came in contact with the first bar, and have grazed the epidermis on my skin, attended with a slight extravasation of blood." — The Jest Book: The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings, Mark Lemon

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