| extravaginal | 1. <anatomy> Outside the vagina. 2. <botany> Of a shoot, arising from an axillary bud which breaks through the sheath of the subtending leaf. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| extravaginal torsion | <gynaecology> High torsion above insertion of tunica vaginalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extravasate | <physiology> To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood. Origin: Pref. Extra + L. Vas vessel: cf. F. Extravaser. See Vase. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| extravasation | <physiology> A discharge or escape, as of blood, from a vessel into the tissues. Origin: L. Vas = vessel (18 Nov 1997) |
| extravasation cyst | An obsolete term for haemorrhagic cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extravascular | Situated or occurring outside a vessel or the vessels. (18 Nov 1997) |
| extravascular fluid | All fluid outside the blood vessels, i.e., intracellular, interstitial, and transcellular fluid's; it constitutes about 48 to 58% of the body weight. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extravascular lung water | <physiology> Water present within the lungs; its volume is roughly equal to, or a little less than, the intracellular blood volume of the lungs. Accumulations of extravascular lung water result in pulmonary oedema. (12 Dec 1998) |
| extravenate | Let out of the veins. Origin: Pref. Extra + L. Vena vein. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| extraventricular | <anatomy> Outside of any ventricle, especially of one of the ventricles of the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extraversion | <psychology> A state in which attention is largely directed outward from the self. (12 Dec 1998) |
| extravert | A gregarious person whose chief interests lie outside the self, and who is socially self-confident and involved in the affairs of others. Compare: introvert. Synonym: extravert. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extravisual | Outside the field of vision, or beyond the visible spectrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extravital ultraviolet | Having wavelengths of 2900 to 1850 A |