hematoma

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hematoma

/ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/ US

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From hemato- + -oma. Among the many words derived from -oma that are in current common use, this word is one of only a few that do not denote a neoplasm; another is granuloma.

noun hematomas · hematomata · haematoma · hæmatoma

A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels. The so-called Danlos or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome consists of three symptoms: (1) pronounced fragility of the skin and its blood vessels, with breaking, splitting and the formation of hematomas and pseudotumors subsequent to the slightest trauma (dermatorrhexis-fragilitas cutis), (2) a more or less pro

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noun swelling of blood from broken vessel

Español	hematoma
한국어	혈종 hyeoljong
日本語	血腫 kesshu
中文	血腫 /血肿 xuèzhǒng, 淤血 yūxuè
हिन्दी	रुधिरसमूह rudhirasmūh
Português	hematoma
Français	hématome
Deutsch	Hämatom
Italiano	ematoma
Ελληνικά	αιμάτωμα aimátoma
Română	hematom
Русский	гемато́ма gematóma

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@misc{hematoma_2026,
  title = {hematoma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hematoma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}