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extravation

extravation 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 extravation

What is extravation the misspelling of?
Extravation is the misspelling of extravasation.

Words near extravation in the dictionary

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

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