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empyema

em·pyema

UK/ɛm.pʌɪˈiː.mə/ US/ɛm.paɪˈiː.mə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα (empúēma, “gathering, abscess”).

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