EMPYEMA


Meaning of EMPYEMA in English

[ ˌɛmpʌɪ'i:mə ]

■ noun Medicine the collection of pus in a body cavity, especially in the pleural cavity.

Origin

ME: via late L. from Gk empuēma , from empuein 'suppurate'.

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