Hematoma Versus Cancer

Why can hematoma not be translated simply as "blood cancer"?

Because hemat means cancer, not blood.Because -oma always means a benign tumor.Because -oma can mean a mass or swelling; a hematoma is a collection of blood, not inherently cancer.

You now have a decoder. In the next session, you will attach it to the vocabulary medical dramas use most: heart, vessels, blood, and clots.