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em·py·e·sis (em″pi-eґsis) [Gr. empyēsis suppuration] 1. a pustular eruption. 2. any disease characterized by phlegmonous vesicles becoming filled with purulent fluid.
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empyesis
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Empyesis — Em py*e sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? suppuration.] (Med.) An eruption of pustules. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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ostempyesis — Suppuration in bone. [osteo + G. empyesis, suppuration] * * * os·tem·py·e·sis (os″təm pi eґsis) [osteo + empyesis] suppuration within a bone … Medical dictionary
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arthroempyesis — ar·thro·em·py·e·sis (ahr″thro em″pi eґsis) [arthro + empyesis] arthropyosis … Medical dictionary
