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Empyma is a collection of pus in the pleural space (the cavity between the lung and the membrane that surrounds it).
Source:ADAM
Date:March 1, 2007
Empyema is a condition in which pus and fluid from infected tissue collects in a body cavity. The name comes from the Greek word empyein meaning pus-producing (suppurate).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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