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extravasate

/ɪkˈstɹævəˌseɪt/

extravasate adjective: outside of a vessel.

Adjective

extravasate (comparative more extravasate, superlative most extravasate)

  1. Outside of a vessel.

Noun

extravasate (plural extravasates)

  1. That which is outside a vessel (especially blood or other bodily fluids).

Verb

extravasate (third-person singular simple present extravasates, present participle extravasating, simple past and past participle extravasated)

  1. To flow (or be forced) from a vessel.

Forms of extravasate

Adjective
comparativemore extravasate
superlativemost extravasate
Noun
pluralextravasates
Verb
third-person singular presentextravasates
present participleextravasating
past participleextravasated
pastextravasated

Origin of extravasate

From Latin extra (“out-”) + Latin vas (“vessel”) + -ate (adjective forming suffix).

From Latin extra (“out-”) + Latin vas (“vessel”) + -ate (noun-forming suffix)

From Latin extra (“out-”) + Latin vas (“vessel”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix)

Questions about extravasate

What does extravasate mean?
Extravasate means outside of a vessel.
What part of speech is extravasate?
Extravasate can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce extravasate?
Extravasate is pronounced /ɪkˈstɹævəˌseɪt/.

Words near extravasate in the dictionary

  1. extravagent
  2. extravaginal
  3. extravaginally
  4. extravalvular
  5. extravasal
  6. extravasate
  7. extravasated
  8. extravasates
  9. extravasating
  10. extravasation
  11. extravasations

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