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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Cancers on the vocal cords are curable, but those that grow on or below the cords are much harder to treat.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Kennedy, 71, has spasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological condition in which the muscles that open and close his vocal cords spasm involuntarily, creating a strained or strangled quality to his speech.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The group had to cancel a tour in 2024 and announced that there would be no more performances, as Steven Tyler was unable to recover from serious injuries to his vocal cords, and what is Aerosmith without his voice?
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That show was, in its way, radically exposing: at one point, Costanzo swallowed a scoping camera so that the audience could see his vocal cords flexing as his voice changed registers.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Kennedy, 71, has spasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological condition in which the muscles that open and close his vocal cords spasm involuntarily, creating a strained or strangled quality to his speech.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The group had to cancel a tour in 2024 and announced that there would be no more performances, as Steven Tyler was unable to recover from serious injuries to his vocal cords, and what is Aerosmith without his voice?
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That show was, in its way, radically exposing: at one point, Costanzo swallowed a scoping camera so that the audience could see his vocal cords flexing as his voice changed registers.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Vocal cords.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocal%20cords. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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