A skin and integumentary tissue symptom that is characterized by a mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel generally the result of hemorrhage, or more specifically, internal bleeding. [ url:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematoma url:http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=Hematomas ]
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A skin and integumentary tissue symptom that is characterized by a mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel generally the result of hemorrhage, or more specifically, internal bleeding.