Hyphenation of astigmatism

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word astigmatism? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

astig-ma-tism

Definitions of astigmatism:

1.	(ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea Common in nearsighted people
2.	(optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point

Synonyms of astigmatism:

noun	astigmia, ametropia
noun	astigmia, condition, status

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.