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

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  1. n. A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura.
  2. n. a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
  3. A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura. Dunglison. Note: The term empyema is now restricted to a collection of pus in the cavity of the pleura.
  4. A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity ofthe body, especially that of the pleura. Dunglison.
  5. n. a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)