vocal cord

Thesaurus

Noun

vocal cord - either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynxplica vocalis, vocal band, vocal foldplica, fold - a folded part (as in skin or muscle)larynx, voice box - a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speechfalse vocal cord, false vocal fold, superior vocal cord, ventricular fold, vestibular fold - either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalizationinferior vocal cord, inferior vocal fold, true vocal cord, true vocal fold - either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them

vocal cord

nounRelated words
technical name glottis
adjective glottal

Translations

corde vocale

vocal cord

vo·cal fold

[TA] the sharp-edged fold of mucous membrane overlying and incorporating the vocal ligament and the thyroarytenoid muscle and stretching along either wall of the larynx from the angle between the laminae of the thyroid cartilage to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; air flow causes the vocal folds to vibrate in production of the voice. Synonym(s): plica vocalis [TA], chorda vocalis, Ferrein cords, labium vocale, true vocal cord, vocal cord, vocal shelf

VOCAL CORDS: Vocal cords (closed, seen endoscopically)

VOCAL CORDS: Vocal cords (open, seen endoscopically)

VOCAL CORDS

vocal cord

Either of two thin, reedlike folds of tissue within the larynx that vibrate as air passes between them, producing sounds that are the basis of speech.

false vocal cord

Ventricular fold of the larynx.

true vocal cord

Vocal fold. See: illustration

vocal cord

the membranes that lie in the larynx of a mammal. Their vibration produces sounds which are altered by varying their position and tension.

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noun

Synonyms for vocal cord

noun either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx

Synonyms

plica vocalis
vocal band
vocal fold

Related Words

plica
fold
larynx
voice box
false vocal cord
false vocal fold
superior vocal cord
ventricular fold
vestibular fold
inferior vocal cord
inferior vocal fold
true vocal cord
true vocal fold