Term: empyema: a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
Broader: illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | Unrelated: portcullis: gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
Broader: illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | Unrelated: persona: (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
Broader: illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | Unrelated: genus ankylosaurus: armored herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous
Broader: illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | Unrelated: branchiura: copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
Broader: illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | Unrelated: swivel: a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
Broader: illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | Unrelated: broadcast medium: a medium that disseminates via telecommunications
Broader: illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | Unrelated: utility man: a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on
Broader: illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | Unrelated: hairsplitter: a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions
Broader: illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | Unrelated: ammonium chloride: a white salt used in dry cells
Broader: illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | Unrelated: military position: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons