Hyphenation of empyema

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word empyema? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

empye-ma

Definitions of empyema:

1.	A collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)

Synonyms of empyema:

noun	inflammatory disease

Last hyphenations of this language

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