单词 | empyema |
释义 | empyema —empyemic, adj. /em'pee ee"meuh, -puy-/, n. Pathol. a collection of pus in a body cavity, esp. the pleural cavity. Also called pyothorax. [1605-15; < LL < Gk empýema abscess, equiv. to em- EM-2 + pye- (var. s. of pyeîn to suppurate, akin to pýon, pýos pus) + -ma n. suffix denoting result of action] |
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