Main Entry: em·py·ema

Pronunciation: \ˌem-ˌpī-ˈē-mə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural em·py·ema·ta \-mət-ə\ also em·py·emas

: the presence of pus in a bodily cavity (as the pleural cavity)—called also pyothorax

—em·py·emic \-mik\ adjective