extrapolation

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On the pia mater covering the right lobe of the cerebrum, were some slight extravasations of blood.

From Observations on Insanity With Practical Remarks on the Disease and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection by Haslam, John

The temperature may rise to 101° F., or, in the large extravasations that occur in bleeders, even higher—a form of aseptic fever.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Bloody extravasations may take place in subcutaneous tissues in various places, but they are usually seen about the lower portion of the neck.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

Postmortem examination shows extensive extravasations into the internal viscera, and also organic syphilitic lesions.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Bosses, or stocks, are the largest and most shapeless extravasations of erupted material.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various