Online Encyclopedia

EMPYEMA (from Gr. iv, within, and srv...

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V09, Page 362 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

EMPYEMA (from Gr. iv, within, and srvov, pus) , a
See also:
term in
See also:
medicine applied to an accumulation of purulent fluid within the cavity of the pleura (see
See also:
LUNG: Surgery) .

End of Article: EMPYEMA (from Gr. iv, within, and srvov, pus)
[back]
SIR RICHARD EMPSON (d. 1510)
[next]
EMPYREAN (from the Med. Lat. empyreus, an adaptatio...

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.