Vocal-cords
plural noun, Anatomy.
1.
either of the two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the cavity of the larynx.
plural noun
1.
either of two pairs of mucomembranous folds in the larynx. The upper pair (false vocal cords) are not concerned with vocal production; the lower pair (true vocal cords or vocal folds) can be made to vibrate and produce sound when air from the lungs is forced over them See also glottis related adjective glottal
vocal cords
(vō’kəl)
The two folded pairs of membranes in the larynx (voice box) that vibrate when air that is exhaled passes through them, producing sound.
vocal cords definition
Two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.
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