NOUN | body | inferior vocal cord, true vocal cord, true vocal fold, inferior vocal fold | either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | true vocal cord, true vocal fold, inferior vocal fold | |
Broader | vocal cord, vocal fold, vocal band, plica vocalis | Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx |
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