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Empyema

Empyema Meaning & Definition
Empyema Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Empyema?

[n] a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)

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See Also | inflammatory disease | purulent pleurisy

Empyema In Webster's Dictionary

\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 of pus in the cavity of the pleura.

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