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Word entry · 8 letters

hematoma

Best crossword clue

"Bruise-like swelling"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/Part of speech nounSorted aaehmmotStarts with HEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
1H2E3M4A5T6O7M8A

Definitions

  1. a localized swelling filled with blood

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • In 30 years as an expert witness, I have seen total plexus paralysis in three patients after needle angiography with intraaxillary hematoma not followed by surgical repair.

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