empyema

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).

/ɛm.pʌɪˈiː.mə/ /ɛm.paɪˈiː.mə/

empyema empyemas empyemata

From Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα (empúēma, “gathering, abscess”).

pyo-

empyematous empyemic

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