Hematoma

Quick meaning: Hematoma is a noun meaning (pathology) A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.

Meaning

(pathology) A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.

Example Sentences

In 30 years as an expert witness, I have seen total plexus paralysis in three patients after needle angiography with intraaxillary hematoma not followed by surgical repair.

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 pronounced hyperlaxity and hyperelasticity of the skin (dermatochalasis-laxitas cutis) and (3) more or less pronounced hyperlaxity or hyperflexibility of the joints (arthrochalasis-laxitas articularis).

Word Forms

• hematomas
• hematomata

Synonyms for hematoma

Depending on context, synonyms include haematoma.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include haematoma, breast, ecchymosis, clot, purpura, suffusion.

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