Polyglot Dictionary

hematoma

/ematoˈmɐ/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os hematomas

Meaning

  1. bruise

    • Tem um hematoma.

      He has a bruise.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

contusão

contusão is more general, a bruise from impact; hematoma is more medical or technical, a blood clot bruise.

Similar in other languages

German

Bluterguss

Bluterguss is the German word for the same thing — both mean "bruise."

Spanish

hematoma

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

Spanish

magulladura

magulladura is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "bruise."

Practice

1 What does hematoma mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tem um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hematoma?

noun

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