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em·py·e·ma
\ˌemˌpīˈēmə, -_pēˈē-\ noun
(plural empyema·ta \-ˈēməd.ə, -ˈem-\ ; or empyemas)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek empyēma, from empyein to suppurate
: the presence of pus in a bodily cavity (as the pleural cavity) : purulent pleurisy
• em·py·e·mic \| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷|ēmik -|em-\ adjective |