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empyema

Pronunciation: /ˌɛmpʌɪˈiːmə/

Definition of empyema

noun

Medicine
  • the collection of pus in a cavity in the body, especially in the pleural cavity: [mass noun]:the treatment of empyema [count noun]:an empyema associated with liver abscesses

Origin:

late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek empuēma, from empuein 'suppurate', from em- 'in' + puon 'pus'

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