How Do You Spell IDEOVASCULAR?

Pronunciation: [ˌɪdɪəvˈaskjʊlə] (IPA)

The word "ideovascular" refers to an imaginary blood vessel. Its pronunciation is i-dee-oh-VAS-kyoo-lar, with stress on the second syllable (i-dee-oh-VAS-kyoo-lar). The first syllable starts with the letter "i," followed by the vowel sound "i" as in "see." The second syllable starts with "dee" and has the long "e" sound as in "bee." The third syllable is stressed and starts with "oh," followed by a short "a" sound as in "cat." The fourth syllable starts with "vas" and has the same "a" sound as in the previous syllable. The final syllable ends with the "lar" sound as in "far."