hematoma
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Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/
Noun edit
hematoma (plural hematomas or hematomata)
- (pathology) A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.
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swelling of blood from broken vessel
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Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: he‧ma‧to‧ma
Noun edit
hematoma m (plural hematomas)
Spanish edit
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hematoma m (plural hematomas)
Further reading edit
- “hematoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014