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. [1913 Webster] ||