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Showing words for EMPYEMA using the English dictionary
7 Letter Words for Empyema
empyema
6 Letter Words for Empyema
yampee
5 Letter Words for Empyema
mamee, mamey, payee
4 Letter Words for Empyema
ayme, emma, emmy, meme, paye, yamp, ympe
3 Letter Words for Empyema
ame, amp, amy, ape, aye, eam, eme, emp, epa, eye, mae, mam, map, may, mea, mee, mem, mya, mym, pam, pay, pea, pee, pya, pye, yam, yap, yea, yee, yep
Definitions for Empyema
[1] a collection of pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural cavity.
[2] a collection of pus in a body cavity, esp in the chest
Words nearby Empyema
empty-handed, empty-headed, empty-nest syndrome, empty-nester, empurple, empyema, empyesis, empyreal, empyrean, empyreuma, emr
Origin of Empyema
1605–15; < Late Latin < Greek empýēma abscess, equivalent to em- em-2 + pyē- (variant stem of pyeîn to suppurate, akin to pýon, pýos pus) + -ma noun suffix denoting result of action
Other words from Empyema
em·py·e·mic , adjective
em′py•e′ mic adj.
Word origin for Empyema
C17: from Medieval Latin, from Greek empuēma abscess, from empuein to suppurate, from puon pus