empyema Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
WordNet
Em`py*e"ma noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , from to suppurate; in + pus.Definitions
(Med.) A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura. Dunglison.✍ The term empyema is now restricted to a collection of pus in the cavity of the pleura.
