hematoma
English
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.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/
Noun
hematoma (plural hematomas or hematomata)
- (pathology) A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.
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Translations
swelling of blood from broken vessel
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Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /emaˈtoma/ [e.maˈt̪o.ma]
- Rhymes: -oma
- Syllabification: he‧ma‧to‧ma
Further reading
- “hematoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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