hematoma

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From New Latin haemato- + -oma

Pronunciation

Noun

hematoma (plural hematomas or hematomata)

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

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: he‧ma‧to‧ma

Noun

hematoma m (plural hematomas)

  1. (medicine) bruise (purple mark on the skin resulting from a blow)

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Spanish

Etymology

From hemato- + -oma (Ancient Greek αἵμᾰτος (haímatos), singular genitive of αἷμα (haîma), and Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞.ma̠ˈto̞.ma̠]
  • Hyphenation: he‧ma‧to‧ma

Noun

hematoma m (plural hematomas)

  1. (medicine) bruise

Synonyms

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