empyema
pronunciation
How to pronounce empyema in British English:
UK [ˌempaɪ'i:mə]
How to pronounce empyema in American English:
US [ˌempaɪ'imə]
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- Noun:
- a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Prevention of empyema following resection of esophageal and cardia carcinoma .
- 2. Pleural fibreboard stripping in treating 112 cases with chronic empyema .
- 3. Clinical characteristics and outcome in adult patients with pneumococcal empyema .
- 4. Complications include lung abscess pleural effusion and empyema .
- 5. Retrospective analysis of pulmonary atelectasis misdiagnosed as empyema with ultrasonography .