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extravasion

extravasion is the misspelling of extravasation.

Meaning of extravasation

Noun

extravasation (countable and uncountable, plural extravasations)

  1. The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues.
    • The right forearm and elbow show heavy bruises, with considerable extravasation from the surface vessels, showing they were inflicted some time before death.1937, Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon
  2. The eruption of molten lava from a volcanic vent.

Questions about extravasion

What is extravasion the misspelling of?
Extravasion is the misspelling of extravasation.

Words near extravasion in the dictionary

  1. extravascularly
  2. extravase
  3. extravased
  4. extravases
  5. extravasing
  6. extravasion
  7. extravastion
  8. extravation
  9. extravazation
  10. extravehicular
  11. extravehicular activities

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