vocal cord

vocal cord

noun

Definition of VOCAL CORD

1

vocal cords pl : either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane of which each member of each pair stretches from the thyroid cartilage in front to the arytenoid cartilage in back, contains a band of fibrous or elastic tissue, and has a free edge projecting into the cavity of the larynx toward the contralateral member of the same pair forming a cleft which can be opened or closed: a : false vocal cords b : true vocal cords

2

: vocal ligament