empyema
empyema is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura. Dunglison. Note: The term empyema is now restricted to a collection of pus in the cavity of the pleura.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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