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em⋅py⋅e⋅ma

  [em-pee-ee-muh, -pahy-]
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–noun Pathology.
a collection of pus in a body cavity, esp. the pleural cavity.
Also called pyothorax.

Origin:
1605–15; < LL < Gk empýēma abscess, equiv. to em- em- 2 + pyē- (var. s. of pyeîn to suppurate, akin to pýon, pýos pus) + -ma n. suffix denoting result of action

Related forms:
em⋅py⋅e⋅mic, adjective
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em·py·e·ma   (ěm'pī-ē'mə)   
n.   pl. em·py·e·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
The presence of pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural cavity.

[Medieval Latin empyēma, from Greek empuēma, from empuein, to suppurate; see p- in Indo-European roots.]
em'py·e'mic adj.
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Main Entry: em·py·ema
Pronunciation: "em-"pI-'E-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural em·py·ema·ta /-m&t-&/ or -emas
: the presence of pus in a bodily cavity (as the pleural cavity) called also pyothorax —em·py·emic /-mik/ adjective
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empyema em·py·e·ma (ěm'pī-ē'mə)
n. pl. em·py·e·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
The presence of pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural cavity.

em'py·e'mic adj.

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