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Extravasate Vessel Ik Strav Uh Sayt Verb Pathology Force Flow Blood

Front extravasate \ik-STRAV-uh-sayt\
Back verb
1. Pathology. To force the flow of (blood or lymph) from a vessel out into surrounding tissue.
2. Geology. To cause (molten lava) to pour forth from a volcanic vent.

[Extra- + vas (o)- + -ate.]

"Malignant cells then extravasate from the vessel into the host tissue where they grow and produce a metastatic tumor."

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