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INFERIOR VOCAL FOLD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inferior vocal fold mean? 

INFERIOR VOCAL FOLD (noun)
  The noun INFERIOR VOCAL FOLD has 1 sense:

1. 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 themplay

  Familiarity information: INFERIOR VOCAL FOLD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INFERIOR VOCAL FOLD (noun)


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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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

inferior vocal cord; inferior vocal fold; true vocal cord; true vocal fold

Hypernyms ("inferior vocal fold" is a kind of...):

plica vocalis; vocal band; vocal cord; vocal fold (either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx)


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