empyema

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UK/ɛm.pʌɪˈiː.mə/US/ɛm.paɪˈiː.mə/

noun

A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).

OriginAncient Greek ἐμπύημα →
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Meanings

nounempyema (plural empyemas or empyemata)

plural empyemas · plural empyemata

  1. medicineA collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐμπύημα“gathering, abscess”
  2. Englishempyema

From Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα (empúēma, “gathering, abscess”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα
  • ἐμπύημα (empúēma)collection of pus
Catalan empiema
  • empiemacollection of pus
Chinese 積膿 /积脓
  • 積膿 /积脓collection of pus
Dutch empyeem
  • empyeemcollection of pus
Estonian empüeem
  • empüeemcollection of pus
Finnish empyeema
  • empyeemacollection of pus
French empyème
  • empyèmecollection of pus
German Empyem
  • Empyemcollection of pus
Greek εμπύημα
  • εμπύημα (empýima)collection of pus
Italian empiema
  • empiemacollection of pus
Japanese 蓄膿症
  • 蓄膿症collection of pus
Polish ropniak
  • ropniakcollection of pus
Portuguese empiema
  • empiemacollection of pus
Spanish empiema
  • empiemacollection of pus
Swedish empyem
  • empyemcollection of pus
Turkish ampiyem
  • ampiyemcollection of pus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with empyema

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Cite this entry
APA

empyema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empyema

MLA

“empyema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empyema. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empyema,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empyema.

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