Word: empyema
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: em
py
e
ma
Definition: A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).
Morphemes:
Affix: empyema
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐν
Language: grc
Decoded: en
Meaning: in
Affix: πύον
Language: grc
Decoded: puon
Meaning: discharge from a sore
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.
Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action