Look up: empyema

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   Empyema
   Empyema is a pathological term describing a collection of pus in a cavity, especially applied to pus in the pleural cavity of the lung.
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   empyema
   [n] - a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
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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 empyema is conventionally divided into three phase ...
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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 empyema is now restricted to a collection of pus in the cavity of the pleura.
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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) ...
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   empyema
   noun a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
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   Empyema
   An `empyema` is a collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity. It must be differentiated from an abscess, which is a collection of pus in a newly formed cavity. In human medicine, empyema occurs most frequently in the pleural cavity (see below). Other common locations for empyemas are the uterus (pyometra) and the appendix (appendicitis)
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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.
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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.
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    empyema
    accumulation of pus in a cavity of the body, usually in the pleura, which are the serous membranes covering the lungs. Empyema is the result of a ... [1 related articles]
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    empyema
    (Gr. empyema) accumulation of pus in a cavity of the body; when used without a descriptive qualifier, it refers to thoracic empyema (q.v.).
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    empyema
    empyema, pyothorax The collection of pus in a body cavity; especially in the pleural cavity (the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest).
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    empyema
    Pus in a body cavity; when used without qualification, refers specifically to pyothorax. [G. empyma, suppuration, fr. en, in, + pyon, pus]
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    empyema
    empyema (empē-ē'mu) , persistent purulent discharge into a cavity such as the pleural space or the gallbladder. Empyema results as a complication of bacterial infections such as pneumonia and lung abscess. It is now relatively rare because of the widespread availability of therapy fo...
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