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empyema
An empyema (from Greek ἐμπύημα, "abscess") is a collection or gathering of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity. For example, pleural empyema is empyema of the pleural cavity. It must be differentiated from an abscess, which is a collection of pus in a newly formed cavity.
== Classification ==
In human medicine, empyema occurs in:
* the pleural cavity (pleural empyema also known as pyothorax)
* the thoracic cavity
* the uterus (pyometra)
* the appendix (appendicitis)
* the meninges (subdural empyema)
* the joints (septic arthritis)
* the gallbladder
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