hematoma

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Region of bleeding into a tissue or organ.
Notes:
  1. Often a result of trauma, defective blood clotting or drugs that suppress blood clotting.
  2. Hematoma of the brain is a common cause of stroke and is accompanied by potentially lethal increase of intracranial pressure and neuronal damage.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 872 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'hematoma' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11803 RIS BibTex EndNote
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