vocal cords
plural noun
: 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
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Adductor spasmodic dysphonia causes the vocal cords to slam together, while abductor is the opening of the cords.
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Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Joan died at 1:17 p.m. on Sept. 4, 2014 — a week after undergoing a minor procedure on her vocal cords.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 May 2025
Aerosmith announced their retirement, citing damage to Tyler’s vocal cords as the cause, in August 2024.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
Potential treatments Spasmodic dysphonia is not usually treatable with oral medications and sometimes can get better with botulinum toxin injections into the muscles that control the vocal cords.
—Indu Subramanian, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
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Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Joan died at 1:17 p.m. on Sept. 4, 2014 — a week after undergoing a minor procedure on her vocal cords.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 May 2025
Aerosmith announced their retirement, citing damage to Tyler’s vocal cords as the cause, in August 2024.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
Potential treatments Spasmodic dysphonia is not usually treatable with oral medications and sometimes can get better with botulinum toxin injections into the muscles that control the vocal cords.
—Indu Subramanian, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for vocal cords
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“Vocal cords.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocal%20cords. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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