"empyema" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛm.pʌɪˈiː.mə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛm.paɪˈiː.mə/ [General-American] Forms: empyemas [plural], empyemata [plural]
Rhymes: -iːmə Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα (empúēma, “gathering, abscess”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἐμπύημα||gathering, abscess}} Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα (empúēma, “gathering, abscess”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|empyemata}} empyema (plural empyemas or empyemata)
  1. (medicine) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity). Wikipedia link: empyema Categories (topical): Medical signs and symptoms Translations (collection of pus): ἐμπύημα (empúēma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), empiema (Catalan), 積膿 (Chinese), 积脓 (Chinese), empyeem (Dutch), empüeem (Estonian), empyeema (Finnish), empyème [masculine] (French), Empyem (German), εμπύημα (empýima) [neuter] (Greek), empiema [masculine] (Italian), 蓄膿症 (Japanese), ropniak [masculine] (Polish), empiema (Portuguese), empiema [masculine] (Spanish), empyem [neuter] (Swedish), ampiyem (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-empyema-en-noun-hSwsWc3X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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