† emˈpyic, a. Med. Obs. rare.
[ad. Gr. ἐµπυικός suppurating.]
That suffers from empyema.
| [1657 Phys. Dict., Empyici, are such as have an imposthume or bladder broken in the side of the lungs.] 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. v. 141 This Sinus is especially considerable in tapping Empyick persons. |