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emphysema

How many syllables in emphysema?

  4 syllables

Divide emphysema into syllables:   em-phy-se-ma
Primary syllable stress:   em-phy-se-ma
Secondary syllable stress:   em-phy-se-ma
How to say emphysema:

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What rhymes with emphysema

2 syllables
  • bima
  • lima
  • prima
  • schema
  • sima
  • cima
  • Pima
  • Rima
  • sema
3 syllables
  • alima
  • edema
  • salema
  • decima
  • jemima
4 syllables
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