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Empyema
Meaning
Noun
●
In Medical signs and symptoms:
A
collection
of
pus
within a
naturally
existing
anatomical
cavity
(
as opposed to
an
abscess
, which
occurs
in a
newly
formed
cavity
).
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Origin
empyema
English
ἐμπύημα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Hematoma
Haemorrhage
Septicemia
Osteomyelitis
Fistula
Abscess
Endocarditis
Abscesses
Edema
Hemoptysis
Septic Shock
Pulmonary Edema
Rhymes
Lima
Sliema
Empyema
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