empyema

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛm.pʌɪˈiː.mə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ɛm.paɪˈiː.mə/
Rhymes: -iːmə

Noun

empyema (plural empyemas or empyemata)

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

Translations

collection of pus

Catalan: empiema
Chinese: 積膿／积脓 (zh)
Dutch: empyeem (nl)
Estonian: empüeem
Finnish: empyeema
French: empyème (fr) m
German: Empyem
Greek: εμπύημα (el) n (empýima)
Ancient: ἐμπύημα n (empúēma)
Italian: empiema (it) m
Japanese: 蓄膿症 (ja)
Polish: ropniak (pl) m
Portuguese: empiema
Spanish: empiema (es) m
Swedish: empyem n
Turkish: ampiyem (tr)

References

“empyema”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“empyema”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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