empyema

2 definitions found

empyema - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Empyema \Em`py*e"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to suppurate; ?
     in + ? pus.] (Med.)
     A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of
     the body, especially that of the pleura. --Dunglison.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The term empyema is now restricted to a collection of
           pus in the cavity of the pleura.
           [1913 Webster]

empyema - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  empyema
      n 1: a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the
           lung cavity)