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vocal cords

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. vocal cords (noun plural)
  2. vocal folds (noun plural)
  3. false vocal cord (noun)
  4. true vocal cord (noun)

vocal cords

noun pl

Definition of VOCAL CORDS

: either of two pairs of folds of mucous membranes that project into the cavity of the larynx and have free edges extending dorsoventrally toward the middle line

First Known Use of VOCAL CORDS

1852

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