empyema

名词 n.
/ɛm.pʌɪˈiː.mə/    /ɛm.paɪˈiː.mə/

英文释义

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

词形变化

empyemas plural empyemata plural

词源

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