empyema

noun

em·py·ema ˌem-ˌpī-ˈē-mə How to pronounce empyema (audio)

plural empyemata ˌem-ˌpī-ˈē-mə-tə How to pronounce empyema (audio)

or empyemas

: the presence of pus in a bodily cavity

empyemic

ˌem-ˌpī-ˈē-mik How to pronounce empyema (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There were three cases of empyema at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in both December 2017 and December 2018; in December 2019, there were six.

Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2020 The infection had formed an abscess called an empyema, which triggered the seizures.

Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2017 The infection had formed an abscess called an empyema, which triggered the seizures.

Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2017 Other symptoms of a subdural empyema include headaches and lethargy.

Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2017 Other symptoms of a subdural empyema include headaches and lethargy.

Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2017

单词	empyema
释义	empyema noun em·py·ema ˌem-ˌpī-ˈē-mə plural empyemata ˌem-ˌpī-ˈē-mə-tə or empyemas : the presence of pus in a bodily cavity empyemic ˌem-ˌpī-ˈē-mik adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web There were three cases of empyema at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in both December 2017 and December 2018; in December 2019, there were six. Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2020 The infection had formed an abscess called an empyema, which triggered the seizures. Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2017 The infection had formed an abscess called an empyema, which triggered the seizures. Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2017 Other symptoms of a subdural empyema include headaches and lethargy. Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2017 Other symptoms of a subdural empyema include headaches and lethargy. Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2017 Word History Etymology Late Latin, from Greek empyēma, from empyein to suppurate, from em- en- entry 2 + pyon pus — more at foul entry 1 First Known Use circa 1605, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition empyema noun em·py·ema ˌem-ˌpī-ˈē-mə plural empyemata -mət-ə also empyemas : the presence of pus in a bodily cavity (as the pleural cavity) called also pyothorax
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empyema

noun

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