Medical Definition of Chorda vocalis

1. One of Ferrein's cords; the sharp edge of a fold of mucous membrane overlying the vocal ligament and stretching along either wall of the larynx from the angle between the laminae of the thyroid cartilage to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; the vocal folds are the agents concerned in voice production. Synonym: plica vocalis, chorda vocalis, labium vocale, true vocal cord, vocal cord, vocal shelf. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chorda Vocalis

chord
chord-
chord progression
chord progressions
chorda
chorda-mesoderm
chorda dorsalis
chorda magna
chorda obliqua
chorda saliva
chorda spinalis
chorda tympani nerve
chorda umbilicalis
chorda vertebralis
chorda vocalis (current term)
chordae
chordae tendineae
chordae willisii
chordal
chordamesoderm
chordamesoderms
chordata
chordate
chordate family
chordate genus
chordates
chorded
chordees

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