vocal cord

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Noun

vocal cord (plural vocal cords)

1. (anatomy) Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.

Synonyms

• vocal band
• plica vocalis

Derived terms

• false vocal cord
• true vocal cord

Translations

folds of mucous membrane

Czech: hlasivka (cs) f. Danish: stemmebånd Dutch: stemband (nl) m. Finnish: äänihuuli (fi) Greenlandic: nipiliuut (kl) Japanese: 声帯 (せいたい, seitai)

Norwegian: stämmebånd (no) n. Nynorsk: stämmeband (nn), røsteband (nn) n., røstband (nn) n. Romanian: coardă vocală (ro) f. Spanish: cuerda vocal (es) f. Swedish: stämband (sv) n., stämläpp (sv) c., stämläppe (sv) c.

See also

• glottis
• vocal fold
• vocal ligament