Usually means: Infection causing pus in chest.
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▸ noun:  pleural empyema; an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity

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pyopneumothorax, chylothorax, cholothorax, pneumothorax, pneumatothorax, pyosis, pleuroperitonitis, hemothorax, aeropleura, pleurosis, more...

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pyopneumothorax, chylothorax, cholothorax, pneumothorax, pneumatothorax, pyosis, pleuroperitonitis, hemothorax, aeropleura, pleurosis, more...



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