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The meaning of HEMATOMA is a mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel.
This is often the case in veterinary medicine, and even in human medicine. However, it is important to understand the true meaning of this outcome. It is not that any and all approaches to aural hematomas are equally likely to be useful. The application of magnets or color therapy, for...
@Kat919 - I think the two terms are used interchangeably. Maybe they used the word "hemorrhage" with you because you were experiencing bleeding. I had a midwife who said, "subchorionic hemorrhage is the ER diagnosis," meaning that's what they tell everyone who comes in with bleeding! I ...