¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Empyemata
1. empyema [n] - See also: empyema
Lexicographical Neighbors of Empyemata
Literary usage of Empyemata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1890)
"Professor von Ziemssen (Munich) had for ten years past treated all empyemata by
incision and rib resection, and was perfectly satisfied with this method. ..."
2. General Pathology: Or the Science of the Causes, Nature and Course of the by Ernst Ziegler (1903)
"Collections of pus in the body cavities—for example, the pericardial, pleural,
or joint- cavities—give rise I» purulent efluvio»» or empyemata. ..."
3. The Clinical Journal (1901)
"There seems to be a very general impression abroad that a large proportion of
empyemata in children, or in fact in adults, are due directly to tubercular ..."
4. Medical Review (1902)
"In old empyemata, however, bacteria may die and the pus become sterile. ...
It occurs most frequently in children in whom empyemata are generally benign. ..."
Other Resources:
