Blistering and tissue damage caused by certain drugs when they leak out of a vein into the tissue around it. The damage is sometimes severe and can lead to tissue necrosis (tissue death).
( ek-STRA-vuh-SAY-shun IN-jer-ee )
Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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