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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Medical staff determined the infant suffered bilateral subdural hematomas, or a pooling of blood between the skull and brain matter, according to court documents.
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
As a result of the fall, the boy fractured his leg and suffered a severe hematoma, Fuerte told KTVU.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
The liver had subscapular hematoma, which a 2020 Science Direct article says is spontaneous bleeding between the connective tissue surrounding the liver and the functional tissue of the liver.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Her 2-month-old son and 16-month-old daughter were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia, where the newborn was being treated for a skull fracture and the toddler a large hematoma on her skull.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
As a result of the fall, the boy fractured his leg and suffered a severe hematoma, Fuerte told KTVU.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
The liver had subscapular hematoma, which a 2020 Science Direct article says is spontaneous bleeding between the connective tissue surrounding the liver and the functional tissue of the liver.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Her 2-month-old son and 16-month-old daughter were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia, where the newborn was being treated for a skull fracture and the toddler a large hematoma on her skull.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Hematoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hematoma. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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