The word "IPOAB CDRH" consists of 10 characters and is used to refer to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. The pronunciation of this acronym can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as follows: /ˈaɪ.pəʊ.æb ˈsiː.diː.ɑːr.eɪtʃ/. The phonetic transcription reveals that the first syllable is pronounced as "eye," followed by the consonant blends "poh" and "ab." The second part of the word is pronounced as "see-dee-ah-raysh," with the emphasis on the second syllable.