extravasation
2 synonyms for extravasation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (medicine) The leaking of blood, lymph or urine out of a vessel into the surrounding tissue.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Formed from extravasate (“let out or force out (blood or fluid)”) plus -ion; for the deeper history, see extravasate. It is attested from the 17th century.
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