Plural form of empyema; multiple collections of pus in body cavities.
Standard English plural formation of 'empyema' by adding the '-s' suffix, maintaining the medical terminology convention.
The plural 'empyemas' reminds us that patients could develop multiple infected fluid collections, making diagnosis and treatment more complex—this is why medieval and pre-antibiotic physicians feared pneumonia complications so deeply.
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