Definition of Empyema

1. Noun. A collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity).

Generic synonyms: Inflammatory Disease
Specialized synonyms: Purulent Pleurisy

Definition of Empyema

1. n. A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura.

Definition of Empyema

1. a collection of pus in a body cavity [n -EMATA or -EMAS] : EMPYEMIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Empyema

1. The accumulation of pus in a cavity of the body, when used without a descriptive qualifier, it refers to thoracic empyema. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Empyema

empty sella syndrome
empty talk
empty words
empurple
empurpled
empurples
empurpling
empusa
empusas
empuse
empuses
empyaemic
empyaemic scoliosis
empyectomy
empyema (current term)
empyema (current term)
empyemas
empyemata
empyema benignum
empyema necessitatis
empyema of gallbladder
empyema of the pericardium
empyema tube
empyemic
empyeses
empyesis
empyesis
empyocele
empyreal
empyrean

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