Polyglot Dictionary

hematoma

/emaˈtoma/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
hematomas

Meaning

  1. bruise

    • Tiene un hematoma en la pierna.

      He has a bruise on his leg.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

magulladura

hematoma is more medical or technical; magulladura is more everyday — both mean "bruise."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

contusão

contusão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "bruise."

Portuguese

hematoma

hematoma is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "bruise."

Practice

1 What does hematoma mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tiene un ___ en la pierna.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hematoma?

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