ˌemˌpīˈēmə, -_pēˈē- noun
( plural empyema·ta -ˈēməd.ə, -ˈem- ; or empyemas )
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek empyēma, from empyein to suppurate
: the presence of pus in a bodily cavity (as the pleural cavity) : purulent pleurisy
• em·py·e·mic | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷|ēmik -|em- adjective