Empyema

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The presence of pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural cavity.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, the presence of pus in a pleural cavity; pyothorax. The word was formerly used for other purulent accumulations.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    inflammatory disease   
    Cross Reference
    mastoid empyema   
    Hyponym
    purulent pleurisy   
     
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