haematoma
Britishnoun
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Both boxers underwent surgery for subdural haematoma - a condition where blood collects between the skull and the brain.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2025
He had surgery the same day to reduce an intracranial haematoma.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
The 32-year-old had missed his country’s opening two games because of a calf haematoma but seemed determined to make up for lost time.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2015
In 2011, when Williams confirmed she had suffered a haematoma and pulmonary embolism, there was no guarantee she would ever play at an elite level again, let alone the stratospheric heights she has reached.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 29, 2015
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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