Karen Sottosanti
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Karen Sottosanti is a writer and editor who works in educational publishing. Prior to starting her own business in 2005, she was a content editor and project manager at McGraw-Hill. Educated at Ohio University and Kansas State University, she has taught composition at KSU and worked as a journalist for daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, and online content providers.
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Hematoma, pooling of blood in tissues or spaces outside the blood vessels that results when a vessel is cut or torn, such as through injury or other forms of trauma. Blood and other fluids leak from the damaged vessel and collect in a mass. Affected tissues often swell and are painful. A hematoma…
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