Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun purulent_pleurisy

1 sense of purulent pleurisy

Sense 1
purulent pleurisy -- (a collection of pus in the lung cavity)
       => pleurisy -- (inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer))
       => empyema -- (a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity))