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he·ma·to·ma

[hee-ma-toh-muh, hem-uh-]
noun, plural -mas, -ma·ta [-muh-tuh] . Pathology.
a circumscribed collection of blood, usually clotted, in a tissue or organ, caused by a break in a blood vessel.

Origin:
1840–50; hemat- + -oma
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Hematoma is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example Sentences
  • He then inserted a tube to drain the liquefied blood clot, known as a subdural hematoma.
  • Brain tissue swelling and a hematoma within the brain put increased pressure on the brain and can eventually destroy.
  • Either swelling or a hematoma will increase pressure on nearby brain tissues and can quickly destroy them.
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haematoma or (US) hematoma (ˌhiːməˈtəʊmə, ˌhɛm-, ˌhiːməˈtəʊmə, ˌhɛm-)
 
n , pl -mas, -mata
pathol a tumour of clotted or partially clotted blood
 
hematoma or (US) hematoma (ˌhiːməˈtəʊmə, ˌhɛm-, ˌhiːməˈtəʊmə, ˌhɛm-, -mətə)
 
n

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hematoma he·ma·to·ma (hē'mə-tō'mə)
n. pl. he·ma·to·mas or he·ma·to·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A localized swelling filled with blood resulting from a break in a blood vessel.

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hematoma   (hē'mə-tō'mə)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural hematomas or hematomata (hē'mə-tō'mə-tə)
The abnormal buildup of blood in an organ or other tissue of the body, caused by a break in a blood vessel.
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