Hyphenation of rheumatism

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

rheuma-tism

Definitions of rheumatism:

1.
Any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
2.
A chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities
Something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint

Synonyms of rheumatism:

noun disease
nounrheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis, arthritis, autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder

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