See Also: Sherwood Forest(tourism)
Sherwood Forest(dictionary)
Sherwood Forest(encyclopedia)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
pneumococcal(medicine)
meningitis, pneumococcal(medicine)
pneumococcal infections(medicine)
pneumococcal pneumonia(medicine)
pneumococcal polysaccharide(medicine)
pneumococcal vaccine(medicine)

pneumococcal empyema (medicine) and Sherwood Forest (sh)


pneumococcal empyema (medicine)


pneumococcal empyema
Infection of the pleural cavity by Streptococcus pneumoniae, the pneumococcus, with pus formation.

Pulsating empyema, a large, tense collection of pus in the pleural cavity through which the cardiac pulsations are transmitted to the chest wall.

Streptococcal empyema, purulent exudation into the pleural cavity caused by infection with Streptococcus haemolyticus.


Sherwood Forest (sh)




Woodland, Nottinghamshire, England.

A former royal hunting ground that is known for its association with the legendary Robin Hood, Sherwood Forest formerly occupied almost all of western Nottinghamshire and extended into Derbyshire. Today a reduced area of woodland remains between Nottingham and Worksop.