Empyema

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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