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emption
empty
empty-handed
empty-headed
empty-nest syndrome
empty nester
empty-netter
empty sella syndrome
empyema
empyreal
empyrean
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emu bush
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empyema
em·py·e·ma [ èm pī mə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
accumulation of pus in body cavity: an accumulation of pus in a body cavity such as the chest
[Early 17th century. Via late Latin< Greek empuēma< empuein "put pus in" < puon "pus"]

em·py·e·mic adjective
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