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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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