emphysematous

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Secondary empyemata not uncommonly followed incision of the chest, or excision of a rib for draining a hæmothorax.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

Arculanus advised the opening of empyemata by a perforation of the thorax that would permit drainage.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.