How many syllables in cataract?

There are 3 syllables in the word cataract.

How to pronounce cataract:

cataract (noun):: a large waterfall; an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye.; a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light

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