empyema

Meaning

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

Synonyms

pyothorax

abscess

dropsy

purulence

hydrops

collection of pus

Translations

empiema

empiema

Empyem

empiema

εμπύημα

empyème

empyeem

acumulação de pus

empiema

ampiyem

Stirnhöhlenvereiterung

Eiteransammlung

Emphymen

amas de pus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛm.pʌɪˈiː.mə/

Etymology

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