EMPYOCELE
\ɛmpɪˈə͡ʊsə͡l], \ɛmpɪˈəʊsəl], \ɛ_m_p_ɪ__ˈəʊ_s_əl]\
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A tumour, formed by an accumulation of pus in the scrotum. Different diseases have been described under this name, such as suppuration of the testicle, empyema of the tunica vaginalis, accumulation of pus in the cavity of a hernial sac, abscesses of different kinds formed in the cellular texture of the scrotum, &c.
By Robley Dunglison
