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empyema |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Empyema \Em`py*e"ma\, n. [NL., fr Gr ?, from ? to suppurate; ? in + ? pus.] (Med.) A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura. --Dunglison. Note: The term empyema is now restricted to a collection of pus in the cavity of the pleura.
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