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extravasation

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extravasation [ik‚strav·ə′sā·shən]
(geology)
The eruption of lava from a vent in the earth.
(medicine)
The pouring out or eruption of a body fluid from its proper channel or vessel into the surrounding tissue.


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Ranulas are pseudocysts of the floor of the mouth that develop as a result of mucus extravasation into the surrounding sublingual soft tissues secondary to sublingual gland trauma or salivary duct obstruction.
The thyroid gland displays ill-defined nodules made up of fibrous tissue, damaged thyroid follicular epithelial cells (eosinophilic cytoplasm with round, hyperchromatic nuclei), and extravasation of colloid (figure 1).
The Company also offers Empower([R]) Co the only family of CT injectors on the market with patented EDA[TM] technology that can help detect contrast extravasation Co and offers a complete product set for the virtual colonoscopy practitioner.
 
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