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haematoma

British  
/ ˌhɛm-, ˌhiːməˈtəʊmə /

noun

  1. pathol a tumour of clotted or partially clotted blood

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Siobhan is also recovering from her injuries, after she developed a haematoma in her stomach, and was left with tissue damage to her hip.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

And about 1% of the men in the study developed a blood clot or haematoma of the scrotum, while patient leaflets say the risk is 2-10%.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2023

She sustained a traumatic brain injury which resulted in a subdural haematoma and a left temporal contrecoup injury.

From The Guardian Dec. 9, 2018

But those feelings were tested a couple of days later when the horse gave Kelleway a kick that left the trainer with a nasty haematoma.

From The Guardian Mar. 12, 2011

The loss of tissue in both ears was due to haematoma and dry gangrene, which, however, had ceased when the photograph was taken.

From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by Romanes, George John

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