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Hematoma

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Updated December 01, 2007

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Definition: an abnormal pooling of blood underneath the skin cause by a break in the wall of a blood vessel, usually in the soft tissue; usually follows some sort of trauma, but can be a spontaneous break, such as in an aneurysm.
Pronunciation: heem-uh-TOH-muh

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