hematoma
noun
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plural hematomas
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Definition of hematoma
: 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
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Rushed to Cedars-Sinai, Busey was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma and operated on for several hours. — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, "Gary Busey, Set to Play God, Believes "There Is No Death"," 22 Aug. 2019 Following the fight, he was taken to a local hospital before being transported to University of Maryland Prince George鈥檚 Hospital Center for a two-hour surgery to relieve a subdural hematoma (also known as bleeding of the brain) on his right side. — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, "Boxer Maxim Dadashev Dies Days After Undergoing Surgery Due to Fight Injuries," 23 July 2019 The 22-year-old, taken to St. Francis in stable condition, also suffered multiple blows to her head and face, and a hematoma to the back of the head. — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, "Fight in Uptown leaves 4 injured, including man taken to hospital in critical condition," 14 July 2019 The 2-year-old suffered compression fractures to his spine and two subdural hematomas, bruising and swelling. — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, "Ohio baby-sitter accused of beating children, causing back injuries," 11 July 2019 Ailes died a year later of a subarteral hematoma exacerbated by his hemophilia. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "What You Need To Know Before Watching The Loudest Voice," 5 July 2019 The first episode opens with Ailes, played by Russell Crowe, dead on the floor of his Florida home of a subdural hematoma. — Lyz Lenz, The New Republic, "The Loudest Voice Stars AVery Simple Monster," 27 June 2019 There, he was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma -- major bruising on his brain -- and was given a 3% chance to live. — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, "Former Astros coach Rich Dauer makes emotional return for first pitch ceremony," 3 Apr. 2018 For instance, elderly people are at higher risk of subdural hematoma, which is brain bleeding that can happen after a fall, the Mayo Clinic says. — Korin Miller, SELF, "Are There Early Signs of Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease to Watch For?," 28 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hematoma.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for hematoma
hematoma
noun
he路ma路to路ma
variants:
or chiefly British haematoma \ -藞t艒-m蓹
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plural hematomas
also hematomata\ -m蓹t-蓹
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Medical Definition of hematoma
: 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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