empyema
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noun \ˌem-ˌpī-ˈē-mə\ plural em·py·ema·ta\-mə-tə\ or em·py·emas
Definition of EMPYEMA
: the presence of pus in a bodily cavity
— em·py·emic \-mik\ adjective
Origin of EMPYEMA
Late Latin, from Greek empyēma, from empyein to suppurate, from em- 2en- + pyon pus — more at foul
First Known Use: circa 1605
em·py·ema
noun \ˌem-ˌpī-ˈē-mə\ (Medical Dictionary)plural em·py·ema·ta \-mət-ə\ also em·py·emas
Medical Definition of EMPYEMA
: the presence of pus in a bodily cavity (as the pleural cavity)—called also pyothorax
—em·py·emic \-mik\ adjective
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