Hematoma Glossary of Terms

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Abdomen: The belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the...

Abruption: A sudden breaking off or away. Abruption of the placenta (abruptio placentae) i...

Acetaminophen: A nonaspirin pain reliever or analgesic. Acetaminophen may be given alone t...

Acute: Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness th...

Adjacent: Lying nearby. Related terms include superjacent, subjacent, and circumjacent. Fr...

Aneurysm: A localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, a vein, or the heart. At the poi...

Ankylosing: Having a tendency to stiffen and fuse together.

Ankylosing spondylitis: A form of chronic inflammation of the spine and the sacroiliac joi...

Artery: A vessel that carries blood high in oxygen content away from the heart to the far...

Aspirin: Once the Bayer trademark for acetylsalicylic acid, now the common name for this a...

Autoimmune: Pertaining to autoimmunity, a misdirected immune response that occurs when the...

Bacteria: Single-celled microorganisms that can exist either as independent (free-living) ...

Bacterial: Of or pertaining to bacteria, as in a bacterial lung infection.

Bladder: A hollow organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine. The kidneys filter waste f...

Blood clot: A mass of coagulated blood. A blood clot can block a major blood vessel, causi...

Blood clots: Blood that has been converted from a liquid to a solid state. Also called a t...

Blood in the urine: Blood that appears in the urine. Also known as hematuria. Gross hematu...

Blood pressure: The blood pressure is the pressure of the blood within the arteries. It is...

Bone marrow: The soft blood-forming tissue that fills the cavities of bones and contains f...

Bowel: The small and large intestine.

Brain: The portion of the central nervous system that is located within the skull. It func...

Bruise: Injury of the soft tissues that results in breakage of the local capillaries and l...

Capillary: A tiny blood vessel that connects an arteriole (the smallest division of an art...

Cartilage: Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A flexible kind of cartilag...

Cascade: A sequence of successive activation reactions involving enzymes (enzyme cascade) ...

Cell: The basic structural and functional unit of any living thing. Each cell is a small c...

Cervix: The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb). The uterus, a hollow, ...

Chronic: In medicine, lasting a long time. A chronic condition is one that lasts 3 months ...

Circulation: In medicine, the movement of fluid through the body in a regular or circuitou...

Circulatory: Having to do with circulation, the movement of fluid in a regular or circuito...

Circulatory system: The system that moves blood throughout the body. The circulatory syste...

Colon: The long, coiled, tubelike organ that removes water from digested food. The remaini...

Coma: A state of deep, unarousable unconsciousness. A coma may occur as a result of head t...

Compartment syndrome: A condition in which there is swelling and an increase in pressure w...

Complication: In medicine, an unanticipated problem that arises following, and is a result...

Compression: 1. The act of pressing together. As in a compression fracture, nerve c...

Computerized tomography: Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that...

Contusion: Another name for a bruise. What is a bruise ? A bruise, or contusion, is caused...

Cough: A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs, typically in order to clear the lung airwa...

Crush injury: An injury that occurs because of pressure from a heavy object onto a body pa...

Curable: Amenable to a cure, capable of being cured, to being healed and made well. From ...

Diagnosis: 1 The nature of a disease; the identification of an illness. 2 A ...

Drain: A device for removing fluid from a cavity or wound. A drain is typically a tube or ...

Dura: The outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering...

Ear: The hearing organ. There are three sections of the ear, according to the anatomy tex...

Ecchymosis: Nonraised skin discoloration caused by the escape of blood into the tissues fr...

Edema: The swelling of soft tissues as a result of excess fluid accumulation. Edema is oft...

Epidural: Outside the dura, the outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membran...

Extremity: An uttermost part of the body, such as a hand or a foot.

Fetus: An unborn offspring, from the embryo stage (the end of the eighth week after concep...

Fever: Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degr...

Fibrin: The protein that is formed during normal blood clotting and that is the essence of...

Fingernail: A fingernail is produced by living skin cells in the finger. A fingernail cons...

Forearm: The portion of the upper limb from the elbow to the wrist. The forearm has two bo...

Fracture: A break in bone or cartilage. Although usually a result of trauma, a fracture ca...

Hammer: The malleus.

Head injury: Damage to any of the structures of the head as a result of trauma. While the ...

Headache: A pain in the head with the pain being above the eyes or the ears, behind the he...

Hematocrit: The proportion of the blood that consists of packed red blood cells. The hema...

Hematoma: A localized swelling that is filled with blood caused by a break in the wall of ...

Hematuria: Blood in the urine. Hematuria may or may not be accompanied by pain, but it is...

Hemoglobin: The oxygen-carrying pigment and predominant protein in the red blood cells. He...

Hemorrhage: Bleeding or the abnormal flow of blood.

High blood pressure: A repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg. Chro...

Hydrocephalus: Hydrocephalus is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the v...

Ibuprofen: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is commonly used to treat pa...

Indicate: In medicine, to make a treatment or procedure advisable because of a particular ...

Indication: 1. In medicine, a condition which makes a particular treatment or proce...

Infection: The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, an...

Inflammation: A localized reaction that produces redness, warmth, swelling, and pain as a ...

Injury: Harm or hurt. To harm, hurt, or wound. The word injure may be in physical or emot...

Internal bleeding: Bleeding inside the body that is not seen from the outside. Internal bl...

International normalized ratio: A system established by the World Health Organization (WHO...

Intervention: The act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modify...

Intestine: The long, tubelike organ in the abdomen that completes the process of digestion...

Intracerebral hematoma: Bleeding within the brain. Diagnosis is usually by MRI or CAT scan...

Intracranial: Within the cranium, the bony dome that houses and protects the brain.

Kidney: One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen. The kid...

Laboratory: A place for doing tests and research procedures, and for preparing chemicals a...

Lethal: Deadly.

Liver: The largest solid organ in the body, situated in the upper part of the abdomen on t...

Liver disease: Liver disease refers to any disorder of the liver. The liver is a large org...

Marrow: The bone marrow.

Meningitis: Inflammation of the meninges, the three membranes that envelop the brain and t...

Meningococcus: A type of bacteria now formally known as Neisseria meningitidis, which is r...

Menstrual: Pertaining to menstruation (the menses), as in last menstrual period, menstrua...

Menstruation: The periodic blood that flows as a discharge from the uterus. Also called me...

Miscarriage: Inadvertent loss of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable. A considerable pr...

Muscle: Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. T...

Nail: In medicine, there are two types of nails. One is just a plain old metal nail used t...

Nausea: Stomach queasiness, the urge to vomit. Nausea can be brought on by many causes, in...

Neck: The part of the body joining the head to the shoulders. Also, any narrow or constric...

Neisseria: A group of bacteria that includes the bacterium that causes gonorrhea.

Nose: The external midline projection from the face. The purpose of the nose is to warm, c...

Nutrition: 1) The science or practice of taking in and utilizing foods. 2) A nourishing ...

Onychomycosis: Fungus infection of the nail bed under the fingernails or toenails. Onychom...

Operation: In medicine, a surgical procedure. Many operations are named after persons. The...

Oxygen: The odorless gas that is present in the air and necessary to maintain life. Oxygen...

Pain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pa...

Perianal: Located around the anus, the opening of the rectum to the outside of the body.

Peritoneum: The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers most of the abdominal ...

Peritonitis: Inflammation of the peritoneum (The peritoneum is the tissue layer of cells l...

Petechiae: Pinpoint flat round red spots under the skin surface caused by intradermal hemo...

Pharmacist: A professional who fills prescriptions and, in the case of a compounding pharm...

Placenta: A temporary organ that joins the mother and fetus, transferring oxygen and nutri...

Placenta previa: A condition in which the placenta is implanted near the outlet of the ute...

Placental: Pertaining to the placenta, the organ joining the mother and fetus during pregn...

Pregnancy: The state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the female body. Thi...

Pregnant: The state of carrying a developing fetus within the body.

Prognosis: The forecast of the probable outcome or course of a disease; the patient's chan...

Purpura: Hemorrhage (bleeding) into the surface of the skin. The area of skin with purpura...

Pus: A thick, whitish-yellow fluid that results from the accumulation of white blood cells...

Radiology: The medical specialty concerned with radiation for the diagnosis and treatment ...

Range of motion: The full movement potential of a joint, usually its range of flexion and ...

Rash: Breaking out (eruption) of the skin. A rash can be caused by an underlying medical c...

Red blood cell: The blood cell that carries oxygen. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is...

Rupture: A break or tear in any organ (such as the spleen) or soft tissue (such as the ach...

Septum: A dividing wall or enclosure. For example, the septum of the nose is the thin cart...

Shin: 1. The tibia, the larger of the two bones in the lower leg.
2. T...

Shock: In medicine, a critical condition that is brought on by a sudden drop in blood flow...

Skull: The skull is a collection of bones which encase the brain and give form to the hea...

Small intestine: The part of the digestive tract that extends from the stomach to the larg...

Sneeze: 1. As a verb, to suddenly expel air through the nose and mouth by an involu...

Spleen: An organ that is located in the upper-left part of the abdomen, not far from the s...

Spondylitis: Inflammation of one or more of the vertebrae of the spine. Diffuse inflammati...

Stomach: The digestive organ that is located in the upper abdomen, under the ribs. The upp...

Stroke: The sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen, caused by blockage of blood...

Subarachnoid: Literally, beneath the arachnoid, the middle of three membranes that cover t...

Subarachnoid hemorrhage: A bleeding into the subarachnoid, the space between the arachnoid...

Subcutaneous: Under the skin. For example, a subcutaneous injection is an injection in whi...

Subcutaneous hematoma: A hematoma beneath the skin.

Subdural: Below the dura, the outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes...

Subdural hematoma: Bleeding into the space between the dura (the brain cover) and the brai...

Syndrome: A combination of symptoms and signs that together represent a disease process.

Tomography: The process for generating a tomogram, a two-dimensional image of a slice or s...

Trauma: A physical or emotional injury.

Trimester: In obstetrics, one of the three divisions of three months each during pregnancy...

Tumor: An abnormal mass of tissue. Tumors are a classic sign of inflammation, and can be ...

Ultrasound: High-frequency sound waves. Ultra-sound waves can be bounced off tissues by us...

Urine: Liquid waste produced by the kidneys. Urine is a clear, transparent fluid that norm...

Uterus: A hollow, pear-shaped organ that is located in a woman's lower abdomen, between th...

Vagina: The muscular canal that extends from the cervix to the outside of the body. It is ...

Vein: A blood vessel that carries blood that is low in oxygen content from the body back t...

Vessel: A tube in the body that carries fluids. Examples of vessels are blood vessels and ...

Warfarin: An anticoagulant drug (brand names: Coumarin, Panwarfin, Sofarin) taken to prev...