Hyphenation of mediastinum

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

me-di-astinum

Definitions of mediastinum:

1.	The part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus

Synonyms of mediastinum:

noun	cavity, bodily cavity, cavum

Last hyphenations of this language

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