Front | extravasate \ik-STRAV-uh-sayt\ |
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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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