pyothorax

[ pahy-oh-thawr-aks, -thohr- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. empyema.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyothorax¹

First recorded in 1850–55; pyo- + thorax

Example Sentences

That form of intra-peritoneal abscess known as subphrenic pneumo-pyothorax has been already described under Symptomatology.

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