hematoma
Plural: hematomas, hematomata
Noun
- a localized swelling filled with blood
- A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.
- pl. -MAS or -MATA a swelling filled with blood
Origin / Etymology
From hemato- + -oma. Among the many words derived from -oma that are in current common use, this word is one of only a few that do not denote a neoplasm; another is granuloma.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
hematoma: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordhematoma: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hematoma: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
hematoma is a valid Words With Friends word