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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|grc|en}} {{term|ἐμπύημα|lang=grc}}
From {{etyl|grc|en}} {{m|grc|ἐμπύημα}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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# {{context|medicine|lang=en}} A collection of [[pus]] within a naturally existing [[anatomical]] [[cavity]] (as opposed to an [[abscess]], which occurs in a newly formed cavity).
# {{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)

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  1. (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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