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1. (n.) empyema
a collection of pus in a body cavity, esp. the pleural cavity.
Etymology: (1605–15; < LL < Gk empýēma, empyē-, var. of empyeîn to suppurate)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) empyema
a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
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1. (noun) empyema
a collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. empyema
a medical term signifying a diseased condition of the chest, in which pus accumulates in the pleura, cures of which are sometimes effected by drawing off the pus by means of tubes.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. empyema
Presence of pus in a hollow organ or body cavity.
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