hematoma
hematoma · hematomas · hematomata
гематома
Hämatom
A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vesselsA swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.
US/ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/
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1 sensesA swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.
Hämatom
гемато́маgematóma
a localized swelling filled with blood
Examples
2 sentencesHow's the hematoma, Tom?
Maradona had recently battled health issues and underwent emergency surgery for a subdural hematoma several weeks ago.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
swelling of blood from broken vessel:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
swelling of blood from broken vessel:
Origin
From hemato- + -oma. Among the many words derived from -oma that are in current common useFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: hematomas / hematomataSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a localized swelling filled with blood:haematoma
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular