empyema
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em·py·e·ma
(ĕm′pī-ē′mə)n. pl. em·py·e·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
The presence of pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural cavity.
[Medieval Latin empyēma, from Greek empuēma, from empuein, to suppurate; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots.]
em′py·e′mic adj.
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empyema
(ˌɛmpaɪˈiːmə)n, pl -emata (-ˈiːmətə) or -emas
(Pathology) a collection of pus in a body cavity, esp in the chest
[C17: from Medieval Latin, from Greek empuēma abscess, from empuein to suppurate, from puon pus]
ˌempyˈemic adj
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em•py•e•ma
(ˌɛm piˈi mə, -paɪ-)n.
a collection of pus in a body cavity, esp. the pleural cavity.
[1605–15; < Late Latin < Greek empýēma, empyē-, variant of empyeîn to suppurate]
em`py•e′mic, adj.
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empyema
the collecting of pus in one of the cavities of the body, especially in the cavity containing the lungs.
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| Noun | 1. |  empyema - a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)inflammatory disease - a disease characterized by inflammation purulent pleurisy - a collection of pus in the lung cavity |
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em·py·e·ma
n. L. empiema, acumulación de pus en una cavidad, esp. la cavidad torácica;
___ of the chest → ___ torácico.
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