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vocal cords  (also vocal folds) plural nounFolds of membranous tissue which project inwards from the sides of the larynx to form a slit across the glottis in the throat, and whose edges vibrate in the airstream to produce the voice.When you speak, air rushes from your lungs and makes your vocal cords vibrate, producing the sound of your voice....- Cancer of the throat can involve malignant tumors on the vocal cords, voice box, or other areas of the throat.
- Without normal vibration of the vocal folds in the larynx (voice box), the sound of speech is absent.
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