Found 2 items, similar to Empyema.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: empyema
empyema
n : a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung
cavity)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Empyema
Empyema
\Em`py*e"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to suppurate; ?
in + ? pus.] (Med.)
A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of
the body, especially that of the pleura. --Dunglison.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The term empyema is now restricted to a collection of
pus in the cavity of the pleura.
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