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empyema
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empyema
[n] - a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity) Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=empyema
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Empyema
A collection of pus in any body cavity, but without qualification will be the pleural cavity i.e. Empyema Thoracis (see next entry)
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Empyema
Empyema: The presence of pus in the pleural space which is between the outer surface of the lung and the chest wall. Empyema is often a complication of pneumonia caused by bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, or Haemophilus influenza (H. flu) type b. The formation of the ... Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=3230
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Empyema
Em`py·e'ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to suppurate; ... in + ... pus.] (Medicine) A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura. Dunglison. » The term ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/32
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empyema
<chest medicine> The accumulation of pus in a cavity of the body, when used without a descriptive qualifier, it refers to thoracic empyema. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?empyema
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empyema
noun a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity) Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=empyema
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empyema
(em″pi-e´mә) abscess. a pleural effusion containing pus; it occurs as an occasional complication of pleurisy or some other respiratory disease. Symptoms include dyspnea, coughing, chest pain on one side, malaise, and fever. Called also pyothorax. See also pleurisy. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Empyema
• (n.) A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/empyema/

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