† emˈpyic,a.Med.Obs.rare. [ad.Gr. ἐµπυικός suppurating.] That suffers from empyema. [1657Phys.Dict., Empyici, are such as have an imposthume or bladder broken in the side of the lungs.]1684tr.Bonet's Merc. Compit. v. 141 This Sinus is especially considerable in tapping Empyick persons.