— empyemic , adj.
/em'pee ee"meuh, -puy-/ , n. Pathol.
a collection of pus in a body cavity, esp. the pleural cavity. Also called pyothorax .
[ 1605-15; empýema abscess, equiv. to em- EM- 2 + pye- (var. s. of pyeîn to suppurate, akin to pýon, pýos pus) + -ma n. suffix denoting result of action ]