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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἐμπύημα“gathering, abscess”
- English todayempyema
From Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα (empúēma, “gathering, abscess”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
empyema
Today it means: A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity). Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα