empyema
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα (empúēma, “gathering, abscess”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛm.pʌɪˈiː.mə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɛm.paɪˈiː.mə/
- Rhymes: -iːmə
Noun
editempyema (plural empyemas or empyemata)
- (medicine) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).
Related terms
edit- pyo- (and its derivatives)
Translations
editcollection of pus
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References
edit- “empyema”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “empyema”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.