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"empyema" has 3 syllables: empy-em-a.
noun
"Empyema" has 3 syllables: empy · em · a.
Empyema: A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).
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