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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 em·py·ema /ˌɛmˌpaɪˈimə/
 積膿症

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 em·py·ema /ˌɛmˌpaɪˈɪmə/ 名詞
 積膿,膿胸

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Em·py·e·ma n.  Med. A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura.
 Note: ☞ The term empyema is now restricted to a collection of pus in the cavity of the pleura.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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