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A collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
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empyema
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An empyema (from Greek ἐμπύημα, "abscess") is a collection or gathering of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity. For example, pleural empyema is empyema of the pleural cavity . It must be differentiated from an abscess , which is a collection ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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. Note: The term empyema is now restricted to a collection ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
Usage examples of empyema.
He got along well until about February—six months after it all started—and then he developed empyema in his left chest.
Once he caught a glimpse of a Corpsman medic watching an Etlan doctor draining a pleural cavity of its empyema, his expression showing how dearly he would have liked to roll up his dark green sleeves and wade in himself.