TRUE VOCAL CORD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does true vocal cord mean? 

• TRUE VOCAL CORD (noun)
  The noun TRUE VOCAL CORD 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 them

  Familiarity information: TRUE VOCAL CORD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRUE VOCAL CORD (noun)

Sense 1

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 ("true vocal cord" 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)

 Context examples 

It may remain localized for a long period then in late disease stage, it may spread to the opposite true vocal cord, supraglottic and subglottic areas, and the soft tissues of the neck.

(Glottis Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The vocal apparatus of the larynx, consisting of the true vocal cords (plica vocalis) and the opening between them (rima glottidis).

(Murine Glottis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)