What is a hemotoma?

Question

What is it?

Answer 1

A bruise

Answer 2

A hematoma, or haematoma, is a collection of blood, generally the result of hemorrhage, or, more specifically, internal bleeding. Hematomas exist as bruises (ecchymoses), but can also develop in organs.

Hematomas can gradually migrate, as the effused cells and pigment move in the connective tissue. For example, a patient who hurts the base of his thumb might cause a hematoma which will slowly move all through the finger within a week. Gravity is the main determinant of this process.

Hematomas on articulations can reduce mobility of a member and present roughly the same symptoms as a fracture.

Answer 3

A hemotoma is a blood clot from a broken blood vessel. It's possible after surgeries to have a mass of clotted blood in the area.

Answer 4

Hematoma: An abnormal localized collection of blood in which the blood is usually clotted or partially clotted and is usually situated within an organ or a soft tissue space, such as within a muscle.

A hematoma is caused by a break in the wall of a blood vessel. The break may be spontaneous, as in the case of an aneurysm, or caused by trauma.

The treatment of a hematoma depends on its location and size. Treatment can involve draining the accumulated blood. A hematoma in or near the brain is particularly dangerous.

The word "hematoma" came into usage around 1850. It was devised from Greek roots -- hemat-, referring to the blood + -oma, from soma meaning body = a bloody body, or a collection of blood.

The many different kinds of hematomas are defined by location and include:

epidural hematoma,
extradural hematoma,
intracerebral hematoma,
intracranial hematoma,
nasal septum hematoma,
subcutaneous hematoma,
subdural hematoma.

Answer 5

Hematoma is a blood clot under the skin or in the body somewhere.

Answer 6

Hematoma = bruise