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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•py•e•ma (em′pē ē′mə, -pī-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]- Pathologya collection of pus in a body cavity, esp. the pleural cavity. Also called pyothorax.
- Greek empýēma abscess, equivalent. to em- em-2 + pyē- (variant stem of pyeîn to suppurate, akin to pýon, pýos pus) + -ma noun, nominal suffix denoting result of action
- Late Latin
- 1605–15
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