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hematoma
[hee-ma-toh-muh, hem-uh-]
noun
plural
hematomas, hematomataa circumscribed collection of blood, usually clotted, in a tissue or organ, caused by a break in a blood vessel.
hematoma
plural
hematomasThe abnormal buildup of blood in an organ or other tissue of the body, caused by a break in a blood vessel.
Example Sentences
Bhatti, 21, is paralyzed from the waist down and has a spinal fracture and brain hematoma, according to a GoFundMe created to cover her medical costs.
On Instagram he said his illness was caused by a subdural hematoma, a condition where there is bleeding in the brain.
Toriyama died in March aged 68 after he suffered an acute subdural hematoma, a type of bleeding near the brain.
Initially, symptoms can include a runny nose, cough and fever, Yeganeh said, but they can progress to “violent, relentless coughing fits” that can disrupt sleep and cause rib fractures and hematomas in eyes.
Initially, Nuttal said he couldn’t say whether the injuries — including a hematoma or egg over his right eye — came from a fight.
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