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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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He had surgery the same day to reduce an intracranial haematoma.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2025

In a statement, consultant neurosurgeon Jonathan Duffill said Ms Aletaha was in a deep coma on arrival, with an "apparently unsurvivable" subdural haematoma, or bleed on the brain.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2021

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

From The Guardian Dec. 9, 2018

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

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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