1. a cavity in the lung containing pus, typically caused by tuberculosis or other infection
Usage: medical

Examples

• The chest X-ray revealed a vomica in the patient’s left lung.
• Treatment of the vomica required both antibiotics and surgical drainage.
• The vomica had formed as a complication of the tuberculosis infection.
• Doctors monitored the size of the vomica over several weeks.
• The patient coughed up blood due to the rupture of the vomica.