thel'a-zalu-ek'ur

biliary tract

Part of speech

Pronunciation

/θɛlʔɐzɐluɛkʔuɾ/

Sound out thel'a-zalu-ek'ur letter by letter:

• th/θ/th as in 'thin'
• e/ɛ/e as in 'bet'
• l/l/l as in 'love'
• '/ʔ/glottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• a/ɐ/a as in 'cup' (open, central)
• z/z/z as in 'zoo'
• a/ɐ/a as in 'cup' (open, central)
• l/l/l as in 'love'
• u/u/oo as in 'food'
• e/ɛ/e as in 'bet'
• k/k/k as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• '/ʔ/glottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• u/u/oo as in 'food'
• r/ɾ/lightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'

refers to the bile ducts within the liver, the common bile duct (connecting the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine) and the cystic duct (short duct that connects the common bile duct to the gallbladder)