hematoma
noun
he·ma·to·ma
ˌhē-mə-ˈtō-mə 
plural hematomas also hematomata
ˌhē-mə-ˈtō-mə-tə
: a mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel
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She was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel and underwent an emergency craniectomy, which Derek revealed in a social media post at the time.
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Detectives arrived, and the attending physician told them that subdural hematomas could indicate an underlying medical condition — or that the baby had been shaken.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2024
Detectives arrived, and the attending physician told them that subdural hematomas could indicate that there is an underlying medical condition — or that the baby had been shaken.
—Kirsten Potter Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
At first, the coroner’s office listed Sandra Scott’s cause of death as natural due to blockages in her arteries, but the coroner’s report also noted 12 rib fractures, a hematoma in the right renal capsule, and cuts on her legs and forehead, the affidavit states.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Detectives arrived, and the attending physician told them that subdural hematomas could indicate an underlying medical condition — or that the baby had been shaken.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2024
Detectives arrived, and the attending physician told them that subdural hematomas could indicate that there is an underlying medical condition — or that the baby had been shaken.
—Kirsten Potter Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
At first, the coroner’s office listed Sandra Scott’s cause of death as natural due to blockages in her arteries, but the coroner’s report also noted 12 rib fractures, a hematoma in the right renal capsule, and cuts on her legs and forehead, the affidavit states.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hematoma
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“Hematoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hematoma. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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