HEMATOMA - Definition

Pronunciation:		`hemu'towmu
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a localized swelling filled with blood

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	Synonyms:	haematoma

	See Also:	intumescence, intumescency

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Hem`a*to"ma\, n. [NL. See {Hema-}, and {-oma}.] (Med.) A circumscribed swelling produced by an effusion of blood beneath the skin.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	A hematoma is a localized swelling filled with blood. The blood is usually clotted or partially clotted and exists within an organ or a soft tissue space, such as muscle.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	An internal bruise that creates a lump; a mass of blood in body tissues caused by a ruptured blood vessel.