or chiefly Brit  hae*ma*to*ma  n, pl  -mas  or  -ma*ta   :  a mass of usu. clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ha·ma·tum 
 
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