Hyphenation of kuru

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

ku-ru

Definitions of kuru:

1.
A progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms
Thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned

Synonyms of kuru:

nounnervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease
noun piaster, piastre, Turkish monetary unit

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