FALSE VOCAL FOLD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization

Synonyms:

false vocal cord; false vocal fold; superior vocal cord; ventricular fold; vestibular fold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("false 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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