purulent pleurisy

Definitions of purulent pleurisy
  1. noun
    a collection of pus in the lung cavity
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    type of:
    empyema
    a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
    pleurisy
    inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)
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