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

Examples of hematoma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Doc diagnoses the Yellowstone foreman with a subdural hematoma. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025

The doc postpones his return to town, examines the ailing wagon boss, and diagnoses him with a subdural hematoma. —Matt Cabral, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025

She was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel and underwent an emergency craniectomy, which Derek revealed in a social media post at the time. —Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024

Detectives arrived, and the attending physician told them that subdural hematomas could indicate an underlying medical condition — or that the baby had been shaken. —Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

circa 1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hematoma

• ambystoma
• atheroma
• carcinoma
• coloboma
• granuloma
• haematoma
• hamartoma
• hemangioma
• hepatoma
• hybridoma
• melanoma
• myeloma

Medical Definition

hematoma

noun

he·​ma·​to·​ma

variants or chiefly British haematoma

-ˈtō-mə 

plural hematomas also hematomata -mət-ə 

: a mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel