hematoma

[ hee-ma-toh-muh, hem-uh- ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural he·ma·to·mas, he·ma·to·ma·ta [hee-ma-, toh, -m, uh, -t, uh, hem-, uh, -].

1. a circumscribed collection of blood, usually clotted, in a tissue or organ, caused by a break in a blood vessel.

hematoma

/ hē′mə-tō′mə /

, Plural hematomas hē′mə-tō′mə-tə

1. The abnormal buildup of blood in an organ or other tissue of the body, caused by a break in a blood vessel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hematoma¹

First recorded in 1840–50; hemat- + -oma

Example Sentences

Perez said a hematoma at birth compressed her son’s spinal cord, resulting in permanent neurological damage.

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By then he was blue in the face, a sickening color, like an old hematoma.

From The Daily Beast

If bleeding around the brain is involved, the hematoma can grow quickly.

From The Daily Beast

The result is a rapidly enlarging blood clot, called a hematoma.

From The Daily Beast

This “lucid interval” is found in nearly half of all cases of epidural hematoma (Bullock, Neurosurgery, 2006).

From The Daily Beast

From the description, Secretary Clinton has a subdural hematoma, a collection of blood under the dura mater.

From The Daily Beast

There was considerable hematoma in the right lateral portion of the neck and the right superior mediastinum, as I noted.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a large hematoma in the anterior basal segment of the right lower lobe extending on into the median basal segment.

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There was a large hematoma retroperitoneally in the midline also, causing the bowels to be pushed forward rather strikingly.

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The examination showed a large hematoma in the left wall of the abdomen, and other complications.

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Hematoma, or blood tumors, may be found embedded in this membrane.

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