VOCAL CORD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vocal cord mean? 

• VOCAL CORD (noun)
  The noun VOCAL CORD has 1 sense:

1. either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOCAL CORD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

plica vocalis; vocal band; vocal cord; vocal fold

Hypernyms ("vocal cord" is a kind of...):

fold; plica (a folded part (as in skin or muscle))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vocal cord"):

false vocal cord; false vocal fold; superior vocal cord; ventricular fold; vestibular fold (either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization)

inferior vocal cord; inferior vocal fold; true vocal cord; true vocal fold (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)

Holonyms ("vocal cord" is a part of...):

larynx; voice box (a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech)

 Context examples 

Representative examples include laryngitis, vocal cord polyp, squamous papilloma, and carcinoma.

(Laryngeal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

It's followed by quick closing of the vocal cords, which produces the "hic" sound you make.

(Hiccups, NIH)

Representative examples include oral leukoplakia and leukoplakia of the vocal cords.

(Head and Neck Precancerous Condition, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of the eight intrinsic muscles of the larynx; five for the vocal cords and three connecting to the epiglottis.

(Laryngeal Muscle, NCI Thesaurus)

Tissue that develops between the vocal cords.

(Laryngeal Web, NCI Thesaurus)

A clinical term that indicates the presence of a white patch on the mucosal surface of the vocal cords.

(Leukoplakia of Vocal Cords, NCI Thesaurus)

It contains elastic vocal cords required for sound production.

(Larynx, NCI Thesaurus)

The area of the throat containing the vocal cords and used for breathing, swallowing, and talking.

(Larynx, NCI Dictionary)

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)

Cancer that forms in tissues of the larynx (area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and is used for breathing, swallowing, and talking).

(Laryngeal cancer, NCI Dictionary)