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VOCAL CORD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
Synonyms:
plica vocalis; vocal band; vocal cord; vocal fold
Classified under:
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:
An operation on the vocal cords or on the spinal cord.
(Cordectomy, NCI Dictionary)
The space in which the vocal cords are located.
(Glottis, NCI Thesaurus)
The cricothyroid muscle is innervated by the superior laryngeal nerve's external branch and acts to tense the vocal cords thus altering voice pitch.
(Cricothyroid Muscle, NCI Thesaurus)
The combined organs and tissues of the respiratory tract and the upper part of the digestive tract (including the lips, mouth, tongue, nose, throat, vocal cords, and part of the esophagus and windpipe).
(Aerodigestive tract, NCI Dictionary)
The process of producing vocal sounds by vibration of the vocal cords during an expiration of air.
(Phonation, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include laryngitis, vocal cord nodule, and laryngeal cleft.
(Non-Neoplastic Laryngeal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
It may result from injuries to the vocal cords or may be functional (psychogenic).
(Aphonia, NCI Thesaurus)
The upper part of the larynx, including the epiglottis; the area above the vocal cords.
(Murine Supraglottis, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by paroxysmal spasmodic muscular contraction of the vocal cords.
(Laryngospasm, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
Paroxysmal spasmodic muscular contraction of the vocal cords.
(Laryngospasm, NCI Thesaurus)
