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Empyema vs Abcess - What's the difference?

empyema | abcess |

empyema

English

Noun

(en-noun) (wikipedia empyema)
  • (medicine) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).
  • abcess

    Not English

    Abcess has no English definition. It may be misspelled.