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the vocal cords

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  • vocal cords — n. either of two pairs of membranous cords or folds in the larynx, consisting of a thicker upper pair (false vocal cords) and a lower pair (true vocal cords): voice is produced when air from the lungs causes the lower cords to vibrate: pitch is… …   English World dictionary

  • Vocal cords — Vocal Vo cal (v[=o] kal), a. [L. vocalis, fr. vox, vocis, voice: cf. F. vocal. See {Voice}, and cf. {Vowel}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices. [1913 Webster] To hill or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vocal cords — (also vocal folds) ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ folds of the lining of the larynx whose edges vibrate in the airstream to produce the voice …   English terms dictionary

  • vocal cords — vocal ,cords or vocal ,chords noun plural the very thin muscles inside your throat that you use for making sounds …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • vocal cords — noun plural also vocal bands : either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane that project into the cavity of the larynx and have free edges extending dorsoventrally toward the middle line: a. : false vocal cords b. or vocal folds …   Useful english dictionary

  • vocal cords — Anat. either of the two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the cavity of the larynx. Cf. true vocal cords, false vocal cords. [1850 55] * * * …   Universalium

  • vocal cords — also vocal chords N PLURAL Your vocal cords are the part of your throat that vibrates when you speak. She wanted to scream, but her vocal cords seemed paralysed …   English dictionary

  • vocal cords — (also vocal folds) plural noun folds of the membranous lining of the larynx which form a slit within the glottis and whose edges vibrate in the airstream to produce the voice. Usage The correct term is vocal cords, not vocal chords …   English new terms dictionary

  • false vocal cords — Anat. the upper pair of vocal cords, not concerned with vocal production. Cf. true vocal cords, vocal cords. * * * false vocal cords, the upper of the two pairs of vocal cords; superior vocal cords …   Useful english dictionary

  • true vocal cords — Anat. the lower pair of vocal cords, the edges of which can be made to tense and relax by the passage of air from the lungs, thus producing vocal sound. Also called vocal folds. Cf. false vocal cord, vocal cords. * * * true vocal cords, the lower …   Useful english dictionary

  • true vocal cords — n pl the lower pair of vocal cords each of which encloses a vocal ligament, extends from the inner surface of one side of the thyroid cartilage near the median line to a process of the corresponding arytenoid cartilage on the same side of the… …   Medical dictionary

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