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Vocal cord
Pronunciation
Definition 1
One of two small bands of muscle within the larynx that vibrates to produce the voice. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A pair of small bands of muscle that stretch from the thyroid cartilage in front to the arytenoid cartilage in back of the larynx. The vocal cords help prevent food entering the lungs and produce sound through vibration. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 3
The folds of mucous membrane along either wall of the larynx from the angle between the laminae of the thyroid cartilage to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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