Hemorrhage vs. Hematoma

Hemorrhagenoun

A heavy release of blood within or from the body.

Hemorrhageverb

(intransitive) To bleed copiously.

Hemorrhageverb

(transitive) To lose (something) in copious quantities.

Hemorrhagenoun

Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.

Hemorrhagenoun

flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels

Hemorrhageverb

lose blood from one's body

Hematomanoun

A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.

Hematomanoun

A localised leakage of blood from the blood vessels into nearby tissues, usually confined within a tissue or organ; especially, a local swelling produced by an effusion of blood beneath the skin, which may clot and discolor the affected area.

Hematomanoun

a localized swelling filled with blood

Hematoma

A hematoma, also spelled haematoma, or blood suffusion is a localized bleeding outside of blood vessels, due to either disease or trauma including injury or surgery and may involve blood continuing to seep from broken capillaries. A hematoma is benign and is initially in liquid form spread among the tissues including in sacs between tissues where it may coagulate and solidify before blood is reabsorbed into blood vessels.