HEMATOMA

Hematoma

A hematoma or haematoma, is a localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels, usually in liquid form within the tissue. An ecchymosis, commonly called a bruise, is a hematoma of the skin larger than 10mm. Internal bleeding is generally considered to be a spreading of blood within the abdomen or skull, not within muscle.

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hematoma

Noun

  1. A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of a broken blood vessel.


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