EMPYESIS

(Lat.), n. f. E'm-pWpu^-efaysi's. Gen., empie's eos (-sis). Gr., e/uiruij<Ti (from tfjLirvelv, to suppurate). Fr., empyese. Ger., Eiteryeschwurbildung. It., Sp., empiesi. 1. An eruption of pustules. 2. A deep-seated formation of pus. [A, 301 (o, 21); L, 50, 56.] E. oculi. Ger., Eiterauge. See HYPOPYON. EMPYISIS (Lat.), [s. 695]