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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In Garot’s case, the bruising was caused by a subdural hematoma, hospital records would later reveal — internal bleeding that was putting pressure on her brain. —

Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023 Easton had an epidural hematoma, where his fractured skull injury was coupled with a punctured artery outside the brain which caused internal bleeding. —

Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2022 Schnellenberger, 86, suffered a subdural hematoma. —

Dominique Yates, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2020 While epidural hematomas are relatively uncommon, especially in sports, Benzel notes there have been several incidents. —

Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023 The hematoma grew bigger. —

William Torrey, Longreads, 5 May 2022 The chain of grapes in their bluish sheath, said a friend who is an anatomy authority...looks like a hematoma, a pooling of blood that happened when the owner of said spot maybe bumped her crotch into something years ago. —

Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2012 Murphey fell ill on Christmas Eve 2017 and was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma at Sumner Regional Medical Center before being transferred to Vanderbilt. —

Mariah Timms, USA TODAY, 13 May 2022 The cause of death was determined to be subdural hematoma — when a blood vessel in the space between the skull and the brain is damaged — caused by blunt force trauma to the head. —

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