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Hematoma
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A pool of clotted or partially clotted blood in an organ, tissue, or body space, usually caused by a broken blood vessel. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A localized collection of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space, or tissue, due to a break in the wall of a blood vessel. (NCI Thesaurus)
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The medical specialty that pertains to the anatomy, physiology, pathology, symptomatology, and therapeutics related to the blood and blood-forming tissues.
A laboratory test to measure hematopoietic components and investigate hematologic disorders in a blood sample.
The branch of medicine that deals with the blood and blood-forming organs and the diseases thereof.
A doctor who specializes in treating blood disorders.
A treatment designed to reduce or prevent damage to the hematologic system due to adverse events from other drug therapies.
Cancer that begins in blood-forming tissue, such as the bone marrow, or in the cells of the immune system. Examples of hematologic…
