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===Etymology=== |
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# {{label|en|medicine}} A collection of [[pus]] within a naturally existing [[anatomical]] [[cavity]] (as opposed to an [[abscess]], which occurs in a newly formed cavity). |
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Revision as of 22:54, 23 January 2016
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα (empúēma)
Noun
empyema (plural empyemas or empyemata)
- (medicine) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).