HyperDic: false_vocal_cord

English > 1 sense of the expression *false vocal cord*:
NOUN	body	false vocal cord, false vocal fold, superior vocal cord, ventricular fold, vestibular fold	either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization

English > *false vocal cord*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	Either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization.
Synonyms	false vocal fold, superior vocal cord, ventricular fold, vestibular fold
Broader	vocal cord, vocal fold, vocal band, plica vocalis	Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx