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Empyema

//ɛm.pʌɪˈiː.mə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).
  2. 2
    a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity) wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα (empúēma, “gathering, abscess”).

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