hematoma
nounUS /ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/
Etymology From 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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Medicine, Pathology, Sciences A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.
- The so-called Danlos or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome consists of three symptoms: (1) pronounced fragility of the skin and its blood vessels, with breaking, splitting and the formation of hematomas and pseudotumors subsequent to the slightest trauma (dermatorrhexis-fragilitas cutis), (2) a more or less pronounced hyperlaxity and hyperelasticity of the skin (dermatochalasis-laxitas cutis) and (3) more or less pronounced hyperlaxity or hyperflexibility of the joints (arthrochalasis-laxitas articularis).1936 June 23, F Ronchese, “Dermatorrhexis with dermatochalasis and arthrochalasis (the so-called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)”, in American Journal of Diseases of Children, volume 51, number 6, page 1403:
- In 30 years as an expert witness, I have seen total plexus paralysis in three patients after needle angiography with intraaxillary hematoma not followed by surgical repair.2012, E. Zeitler, Radiology of Peripheral Vascular Diseases, page 191:
- Derived terms
- cephalohematoma, hematomal, othematoma, otohematoma, perichondrial hematoma, subdural hematoma, subungual hematoma
- Related terms
- hemorrhage
- Hypernyms
- bruise