empyema

English - Turkish

Definition of empyema in English Turkish dictionary

ampiyem

(Tıp, İlaç) Göğüste ve özellikle akciğerin dış tarafında cerahat toplanması, ampiyem

göğüste ve özellikle akciğerin dış tarafında cerahat toplanması

(Diş Hekimliği) kapalı bir boşlukta cerahat toplanması

English - English

Definition of empyema in English English dictionary

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

a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)

A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura

{i} (Medicine) accumulation of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lungs)

Hyphenation

em·py·e·ma

Etymology

[ "em-"pI-'E-m& ] (noun.) circa 1605. Late Latin, from Greek empyEma, from empyein to suppurate, from em- 2en- + pyon pus; more at FOUL.