empyeem

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From New Latin empyema, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα (empúēma, internal pustulence).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɛmpiˈeːm/
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  • Hyphenation: em‧py‧eem
  • Rhymes: -eːm

Noun

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empyeem n (plural empyemen)

  1. empyema
    • 1838, Philipp Franz von Walther, Stelsel der heelkunde, Volume 1, tr. from German, J. D. Sijbrandi (publ.), page 95.
      Zoo zijn empyemen der schedelholte bijna altijd, empyemen der borst en buikholten zeer dikwerf, doodelijk.
      For instance, empyemas of the cranial cavity are nearly always, empyemas of the chest and abdominal cavities are very frequent;y, fatal.