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empyemas

empyemas is the plural of empyema.

Meaning of empyema

Noun

empyema (plural empyemas or empyemata)

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

Questions about empyemas

What is empyemas the plural of?
Empyemas is the plural of empyema.

Words near empyemas in the dictionary

  1. empuzzle
  2. empuzzled
  3. empuzzles
  4. empuzzling
  5. empyema
  6. empyemas
  7. empyemata
  8. empyematous
  9. empyemic
  10. empyral
  11. empyreal

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