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Noun: empyema  ,em,pI'ee-mu
  1. A collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)

Derived forms: empyemas

Type of: inflammatory disease

Encyclopedia: Empyema Empyema, pleural Empyema, subdural

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