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- noun Plural form of
haematoma .
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Examples
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The NIH scientists discovered the first American case of a condition known as CHST-14 deficiency whose patients suffer malformations of the thumb and foot and are afflicted by haematomas β pockets of blood that build up under the skin.
In pursuit of diseases that have no name Robin McKie 2010
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"We found a 98% accuracy for showing blood clots or haematomas," he said.
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The device, called an "infrascanner", can spot blood clots on the surface of the brain known as haematomas, which can lead to death or disability if left untreated.
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The doctor on duty reported "bruises on the hands and the legs, haematomas in the legs and signs of stranglehold on the neck."
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The placenta should be examined carefully to detect abnormalities (infarcts, haematomas, abnormal insertion of the umbilical cord), but above all to ensure that it is complete.
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The photos of their brother's body reveal an array of gruesome injuries - multiple haematomas, knife wounds, an arm almost severed at the shoulder - that could hardly have been sustained in a gunfight.
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All three were a little perturbed that I was draining haematomas, lancing abscesses, administering medications by injection, delivering piglets and killing ill piglets.
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And Mihir Shah said it would have major benefits at sea: "If you are on a ship or a submarine and someone has an accident itβs a big decision to evacuate a patient β a handheld detector for haematomas would be priceless."
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