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HAEMATOMA (haematomata)
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Irregular inflected form: haematomata
Dictionary entry overview: What does haematoma mean?
• HAEMATOMA (noun)
The noun HAEMATOMA has 1 sense:
1. a localized swelling filled with blood
Familiarity information: HAEMATOMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A localized swelling filled with blood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
haematoma; hematoma
Hypernyms ("haematoma" is a kind of...):
intumescence; intumescency (swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion))
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