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  • noun Plural form of haematoma.

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Examples

  • 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 – pockets of blood that build up under the skin.

    In pursuit of diseases that have no name Robin McKie 2010

  • "We found a 98% accuracy for showing blood clots or haematomas," he said.

    Cheap Blood Clot Detection Device | Impact Lab 2007

  • 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.

    Cheap Blood Clot Detection Device | Impact Lab 2007

  • The doctor on duty reported "bruises on the hands and the legs, haematomas in the legs and signs of stranglehold on the neck."

    Some news about Hamas that you won't see on the BBC Not a sheep 2007

  • 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.

    5. CARE DURING THE THIRD STAGE OF LABOUR 1996

  • 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.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

  • All three were a little perturbed that I was draining haematomas, lancing abscesses, administering medications by injection, delivering piglets and killing ill piglets.

    Musings from a Stonehead 2008

  • 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 it’s a big decision to evacuate a patient – a handheld detector for haematomas would be priceless."

    Cheap Blood Clot Detection Device | Impact Lab 2007

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