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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At one point, doctors performed a tracheotomy to avoid long-term damage to his vocal cords from prolonged intubation.
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Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Surgeons removed her thyroid gland but did not fully eradicate the cancer, which had spread to her vocal cords, the paper said.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
As a result, the growths that formed on the late Queen frontman’s vocal cords continued to impact him.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 27 June 2025
While Nancy Mitford’s life was all aristocratic escapades splashed across the gossip pages, Bessie Carter has a penchant for German techno and British electronic-music festivals, comfy T-shirts on her days off, and a nebulizer for her vocal cords.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 June 2025
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Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Surgeons removed her thyroid gland but did not fully eradicate the cancer, which had spread to her vocal cords, the paper said.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
As a result, the growths that formed on the late Queen frontman’s vocal cords continued to impact him.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 27 June 2025
While Nancy Mitford’s life was all aristocratic escapades splashed across the gossip pages, Bessie Carter has a penchant for German techno and British electronic-music festivals, comfy T-shirts on her days off, and a nebulizer for her vocal cords.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 June 2025
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“Vocal cords.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocal%20cords. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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