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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According to a large multicenter European study that included people who had chronic subdural hematoma, 81% had a good outcome after treatment, and 4% did not survive.6
Another study examined people with acute subdural hematoma.
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Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
The youngster’s injuries were severe — compression fractures on his neck and upper back, a subdural hematoma, ligament injuries in his neck, rectal bleeding, a laceration to his pancreas and other intestinal and abdominal injuries, prosecutors said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
She was then diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel and required an emergency craniectomy.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
An acute subdural hematoma is usually actively bleeding, while a chronic subdural hematoma has mainly clotted blood.
—Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
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Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
The youngster’s injuries were severe — compression fractures on his neck and upper back, a subdural hematoma, ligament injuries in his neck, rectal bleeding, a laceration to his pancreas and other intestinal and abdominal injuries, prosecutors said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
She was then diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel and required an emergency craniectomy.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
An acute subdural hematoma is usually actively bleeding, while a chronic subdural hematoma has mainly clotted blood.
—Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Hematoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hematoma. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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